# Patraita Village, Ariari, Sheikhpura (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Ariari, Sheikhpura 

# Patraita

Patraita is a village in Ariari sub-district of Sheikhpura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **350 people in 52 households**, the 55th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.7%.

- 350people (2011)
- 52households
- 45.8%literacy
- 989females per 1,000 males

## Patraita PIN code and other codes

Patraita falls in Ariari sub-district, Sheikhpura district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatHazratpur Mararo
- Community development blockAriari
- Census village code244092

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

## How far is Patraita from nearby towns?

- Ariari (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Sheikhpura (district HQ)5 km by road
- Sheikhpura (nearest town)5 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 Patraita?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Patraita; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sheikhpura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sheikhpura
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ariari
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Patraita known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 58 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Patraita

Of every 100 households in Patraita in 2011, 36 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Patraita · ■ Ariari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**93%

Use banking services ****30%**

**29%

Television ****14%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**31%

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 Patraita?

■ Patraita · ■ Ariari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.8%**

**57.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1316**

**954

Working population ****45.4%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.5% for men and 33.9% for women. 48% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (49%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 78 (49%)

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 Ariari

- Sahnaura577 people
- Bahadurpur528 people
- Dhanaul482 people
- Datuara407 people
- Bhalua311 people
- Amarpur295 people
- Sasranwan264 people
- Jakhaur245 people

[All 68 villages in Ariari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/ariari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Patraita from Sheikhpura?5 km by road
- What is the population of Patraita?350 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Patraita in?Sheikhpura district (Ariari sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Patraita?45.8% (Census 2011)