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

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Village · Mashrakh, Saran 

# Pilkhi

Pilkhi is a village in Mashrakh sub-district of Saran district, Bihar, PIN code **842421**. The 2011 Census counted **1,789 people in 277 households**, the 42nd largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 1,789people (2011)
- 277households
- 53.8%literacy
- 842421PIN code

## Pilkhi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pilkhi is 842421.** Pilkhi falls in Mashrakh sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- PIN code842421
- Gram panchayatNawada
- Community development blockMashrakh
- Census village code232853

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

## How far is Pilkhi from nearby towns?

- Mashrakh (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)50 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 Pilkhi?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Pilkhi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 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 service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Pilkhi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 164 hectares of village land is sown, and 101 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 Pilkhi

Of every 100 households in Pilkhi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pilkhi · ■ Mashrakh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**94%

Use banking services ****80%**

**58%

Television ****18%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**11%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Pilkhi?

■ Pilkhi · ■ Mashrakh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.8%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1162**

**965

Working population ****33.2%**

**27.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.3% for men and 42.2% for women. 46% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 45 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 24 (4%) · **■** Marginal 521 (88%)

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

- Barwa Ghat2,040 people
- Siuri2,024 people
- Deuria1,860 people
- Bahadurpur1,808 people
- Sankauli1,760 people
- Chainpur1,741 people
- Mathia1,687 people
- Bahuara1,642 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pilkhi?842421
- How far is Pilkhi from Chhapra?50 km by road
- What is the population of Pilkhi?1,789 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pilkhi in?Saran district (Mashrakh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pilkhi?53.8% (Census 2011)