# Paktola Village, Dumra, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Dumra, Sitamarhi 

# Paktola

Paktola is a village in Dumra sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **660 people in 150 households**, the 68th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.9%.

- 660people (2011)
- 150households
- 42.5%literacy
- 880females per 1,000 males

## Paktola PIN code and other codes

Paktola falls in Dumra sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMishrauliya
- Community development blockDumra
- Census village code219610

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

## How far is Paktola from nearby towns?

- Dumra (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Sitamarhi (district HQ)10 km by road
- Sitamarhi (nearest town)10 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 Paktola?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Paktola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sitamarhi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sitamarhi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sitamarhi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Paktola known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 283 hectares of village land is sown, and 121 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 Paktola

Of every 100 households in Paktola in 2011, 2 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Paktola · ■ Dumra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**78%

Tap water ****9%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**31%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**91%

Use banking services ****21%**

**31%

Television ****9%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**29%

Own their home ****87%**

**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 Paktola?

■ Paktola · ■ Dumra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.5%**

**50.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880**

**886

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****753**

**930

Working population ****29.2%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.9% for men and 31.1% for women. 43% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 16 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 130 (67%) · **■** Household industry 7 (4%) · **■** Other work 19 (10%) · **■** Marginal 21 (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 Dumra

- Mogalwa860 people
- Bishunpur Nagwan urf Muhchatti853 people
- Lauhdiah818 people
- Dhobauli805 people
- Belahi urf Beli655 people
- Rampur585 people
- Dharambana398 people
- Dhobauli Jagirdari374 people

[All 73 villages in Dumra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/dumra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Paktola from Sitamarhi?10 km by road
- What is the population of Paktola?660 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paktola in?Sitamarhi district (Dumra sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Paktola?42.5% (Census 2011)