# Ghaghra Village, Parihar, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Parihar, Sitamarhi 

# Ghaghra

Ghaghra is a village in Parihar sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar, PIN code **843324**. The 2011 Census counted **1,598 people in 341 households**, the 66th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.2%.

- 1,598people (2011)
- 341households
- 39.4%literacy
- 843324PIN code

## Ghaghra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ghaghra is 843324.** Ghaghra falls in Parihar sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar.

- PIN code843324
- Gram panchayatMahadeopatti
- Community development blockParihar
- Census village code219202

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

## How far is Ghaghra from nearby towns?

- Parihar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Sitamarhi (district HQ)23 km by road
- Sitamarhi (nearest town)23 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 Ghaghra?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sutihara Ram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Ghaghra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 56% of the 178 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Ghaghra

Of every 100 households in Ghaghra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ghaghra · ■ Parihar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****37%**

**28%

Television ****5%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**28%

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 Ghaghra?

■ Ghaghra · ■ Parihar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.4%**

**46.2%

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

**906

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****793**

**929

Working population ****28.6%**

**33.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.6% for men and 27.0% for women. 48% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 213 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 90 (20%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 35 (8%) · **■** Marginal 115 (25%)

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 Parihar

- Laduari1,787 people
- Bhiswa1,771 people
- Hanuman Nagar1,683 people
- Rambhelahi1,615 people
- Bahuarwa1,528 people
- Majhaura1,518 people
- Dimahi1,506 people
- Khuksi1,440 people

[All 83 villages in Parihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/parihar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghaghra?843324
- How far is Ghaghra from Sitamarhi?23 km by road
- What is the population of Ghaghra?1,598 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghaghra in?Sitamarhi district (Parihar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ghaghra?39.4% (Census 2011)