# Panchhaur Village, Riga, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/riga/panchhaur/ Village · Riga, Sitamarhi # Panchhaur Panchhaur is a village in Riga sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar, PIN code **843327**. The 2011 Census counted **6,442 people in 1,316 households**, the 8th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%. - 6,442people (2011) - 1,316households - 58.5%literacy - 843327PIN code ## Panchhaur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Panchhaur is 843327.** Panchhaur falls in Riga sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar. - PIN code843327 - Gram panchayatKusumari - Community development blockRiga - Census village code219369 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Panchhaur from nearby towns? - Riga (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Sitamarhi (district HQ)9 km by road - Sitamarhi (nearest town)9 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 Panchhaur? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Panchhaur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Majhaulia - ○Degree college10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Panchhaur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 326 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 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 Panchhaur Of every 100 households in Panchhaur in 2011, 14 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Panchhaur · ■ Riga rural average Electricity for lighting ****14%** **7% Toilet within the home ****24%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **80% Tap water ****6%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****31%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **95% Use banking services ****51%** **35% Television ****11%** **8% Mobile phone ****51%** **47% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****25%** **28% Own their home ****93%** **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 Panchhaur? ■ Panchhaur · ■ Riga rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.5%** **54.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883** **894 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951** **937 Working population ****31.4%** **28.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.3% for men and 48.4% for women. 49% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 385 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 811 (40%) · **■** Household industry 27 (1%) · **■** Other work 569 (28%) · **■** Marginal 233 (12%) 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 Riga - Bhagwanpur Piprarhi10,226 people - Ganeshpur Babhangawan8,988 people - Pakri7,516 people - Bhabdepur7,504 people - Posua Patania6,387 people - Rampur Gangauli6,272 people - Kapraul Siroman5,924 people - Shahbazpur5,800 people [All 42 villages in Riga](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/riga/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Panchhaur?843327 - How far is Panchhaur from Sitamarhi?9 km by road - What is the population of Panchhaur?6,442 (Census 2011) - Which district is Panchhaur in?Sitamarhi district (Riga sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Panchhaur?58.5% (Census 2011)