# Pachkhanda Village, Mashrakh, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Mashrakh, Saran 

# Pachkhanda

Pachkhanda is a village in Mashrakh sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,312 people in 432 households**, the 32nd largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 2,312people (2011)
- 432households
- 65.7%literacy
- 1,003females per 1,000 males

## Pachkhanda PIN code and other codes

Pachkhanda falls in Mashrakh sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGangauli
- Community development blockMashrakh
- Census village code232861

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Pachkhanda from nearby towns?

- Mashrakh (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)38 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)40 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Pachkhanda?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Pachkhanda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Barahimpur Gopi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mashrakh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Pachkhanda known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 68% of the 160 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Pachkhanda

Of every 100 households in Pachkhanda in 2011, 0 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pachkhanda · ■ Mashrakh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****69%**

**58%

Television ****17%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**11%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Pachkhanda?

■ Pachkhanda · ■ Mashrakh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**965

Working population ****36.0%**

**27.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.0% for men and 53.7% for women. 49% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 63 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 120 (14%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 43 (5%) · **■** Marginal 594 (71%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Mashrakh

- Bishunpura2,526 people
- Hanuman Ganj2,432 people
- Charihara2,316 people
- Gorhna2,312 people
- Pakri2,184 people
- Dhaurigopal2,175 people
- sikti Khanjahan2,129 people
- Sundar2,121 people

[All 68 villages in Mashrakh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/mashrakh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pachkhanda from Chhapra?38 km by road
- What is the population of Pachkhanda?2,312 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pachkhanda in?Saran district (Mashrakh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pachkhanda?65.7% (Census 2011)