# Gheghta Village, Sonepur, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/sonepur/gheghta/ Village · Sonepur, Saran # Gheghta Gheghta is a village in Sonepur sub-district of Saran district, Bihar, PIN code **841101**. The 2011 Census counted **2,182 people in 340 households**, the 36th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%. - 2,182people (2011) - 340households - 72.3%literacy - 841101PIN code ## Gheghta PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gheghta is 841101.** Gheghta falls in Sonepur sub-district, Saran district, Bihar. - PIN code841101 - Gram panchayatGovind Chak - Community development blockSonepur - Census village code234511 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gheghta from nearby towns? - Sonepur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Chhapra (district HQ)46 km by road - Sonepur (nearest town)7 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 Gheghta? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Gheghta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sonepur - ○Degree college10+ km · Chhapra - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhaura - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)6 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 Gheghta known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 70% of the 55 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Gheghta Of every 100 households in Gheghta in 2011, 14 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gheghta · ■ Sonepur rural average Electricity for lighting ****14%** **26% Toilet within the home ****30%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **74% Tap water ****4%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****69%** **51% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **88% Use banking services ****63%** **57% Television ****46%** **27% Mobile phone ****61%** **57% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **19% 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 Gheghta? ■ Gheghta · ■ Sonepur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%** **64.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897** **890 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941** **905 Working population ****26.9%** **26.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.4% for men and 59.7% for women. 43% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 81 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 107 (18%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 324 (55%) · **■** Marginal 67 (11%) 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 Sonepur - Rahimpur2,474 people - Chhitar Chak2,414 people - Dariyapur2,188 people - Makra2,185 people - Raipur Hasanpur2,126 people - Ismail Chak2,110 people - Faqrabad2,105 people - Jaitiya2,098 people [All 98 villages in Sonepur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/sonepur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gheghta?841101 - How far is Gheghta from Chhapra?46 km by road - What is the population of Gheghta?2,182 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gheghta in?Saran district (Sonepur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gheghta?72.3% (Census 2011)