# Desti Village, Bathnaha, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bathnaha, Sitamarhi 

# Desti

Desti is a village in Bathnaha sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,192 people in 973 households**, the 17th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 28.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.3%.

- 4,192people (2011)
- 973households
- 28.9%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Desti PIN code and other codes

Desti falls in Bathnaha sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBathnaha East
- Community development blockBathnaha
- Census village code219334

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

## How far is Desti from nearby towns?

- Bathnaha (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Sitamarhi (district HQ)16 km by road
- Sitamarhi (nearest town)16 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 Desti?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Desti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Majhaulia
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sitamarhi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sitamarhi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Desti known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 360 hectares of village land is sown, and 146 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 Desti

Of every 100 households in Desti in 2011, 1 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Desti · ■ Bathnaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****16%**

**37%

Television ****2%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****63%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Desti?

■ Desti · ■ Bathnaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****28.9%**

**50.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990**

**931

Working population ****41.5%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 34.2% for men and 23.2% for women. 54% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 301 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 984 (57%) · **■** Household industry 55 (3%) · **■** Other work 75 (4%) · **■** Marginal 326 (19%)

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 Bathnaha

- Koili5,011 people
- Rupauli Ruphara4,473 people
- Turkaulia4,255 people
- Majhaulia4,240 people
- Jhitkahia3,979 people
- Bairaha3,679 people
- Mahuawa3,635 people
- Ranauli3,394 people

[All 90 villages in Bathnaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/bathnaha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Desti from Sitamarhi?16 km by road
- What is the population of Desti?4,192 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Desti in?Sitamarhi district (Bathnaha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Desti?28.9% (Census 2011)