# Paharia Village, Shekhopur Sarai, Sheikhpura (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/shekhopur-sarai/paharia/ Village · Shekhopur Sarai, Sheikhpura # Paharia Paharia is a village in Shekhopur Sarai sub-district of Sheikhpura district, Bihar, PIN code **811103**. The 2011 Census counted **1,497 people in 247 households**, the 14th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 1,497people (2011) - 247households - 86.6%literacy - 811103PIN code ## Paharia PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Paharia is 811103.** Paharia falls in Shekhopur Sarai sub-district, Sheikhpura district, Bihar. - PIN code811103 - Gram panchayatNimi - Community development blockShekhopur Sarai - Census village code243880 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Paharia from nearby towns? - Shekhopur Sarai (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Sheikhpura (district HQ)18 km by road - Barbigha (nearest town)17 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 Paharia? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Paharia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Neemee - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Nimi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shekhopur Sarai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Paharia known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 78 hectares of village land is sown, and 66 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 Paharia Of every 100 households in Paharia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Paharia · ■ Shekhopur Sarai rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **9% Toilet within the home ****61%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****38%** **67% Tap water ****2%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****65%** **43% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **93% Use banking services ****48%** **44% Television ****11%** **12% Mobile phone ****64%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****30%** **30% Own their home ****92%** **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 Paharia? ■ Paharia · ■ Shekhopur Sarai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.6%** **70.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****866** **923 Working population ****24.7%** **37.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.8% for men and 87.4% for women. 42% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 46 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 147 (40%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 84 (23%) · **■** Marginal 90 (24%) 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 Shekhopur Sarai - Asthana2,269 people - Sugia1,982 people - Jodhan Bigha1,569 people - Sadikpur1,541 people - Panhesa1,461 people - Bara Bigha1,136 people - Jahangirpur Urf Madhepur996 people - Rahincha940 people [All 30 villages in Shekhopur Sarai](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/shekhopur-sarai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Paharia?811103 - How far is Paharia from Sheikhpura?18 km by road - What is the population of Paharia?1,497 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paharia in?Sheikhpura district (Shekhopur Sarai sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Paharia?86.6% (Census 2011)