# Paterha Village, Bhagwanpur, Vaishali (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhagwanpur, Vaishali 

# Paterha

Paterha is a village in Bhagwanpur sub-district of Vaishali district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,710 people in 308 households**, the 45th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%.

- 1,710people (2011)
- 308households
- 67.9%literacy
- 892females per 1,000 males

## Paterha PIN code and other codes

Paterha falls in Bhagwanpur sub-district, Vaishali district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJahangirpur Paterha
- Community development blockBhagwanpur
- Census village code234928

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

## How far is Paterha from nearby towns?

- Bhagwanpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Hajipur (district HQ)15 km by road
- Hajipur (nearest town)15 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 Paterha?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Paterha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sarai
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhagwanpur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhagwanpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Paterha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 50 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Paterha

Of every 100 households in Paterha in 2011, 5 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Paterha · ■ Bhagwanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**26%

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

**73%

Tap water ****33%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**8%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****81%**

**56%

Television ****16%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**20%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Paterha?

■ Paterha · ■ Bhagwanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%**

**69.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**891

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951**

**890

Working population ****30.2%**

**31.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.4% for men and 58.3% for women. 50% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 115 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 271 (53%) · **■** Household industry 15 (3%) · **■** Other work 68 (13%) · **■** Marginal 47 (9%)

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 Bhagwanpur

- Khir Kawan1,875 people
- Sadhopur Jiwan1,850 people
- Kali Tanr1,791 people
- Mian Bairo1,774 people
- Parbodhi Sisauni1,573 people
- Shembhupur1,542 people
- Hussaina Buzurg1,529 people
- Hussaina Buzurg1,504 people

[All 105 villages in Bhagwanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/bhagwanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Paterha from Hajipur?15 km by road
- What is the population of Paterha?1,710 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paterha in?Vaishali district (Bhagwanpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Paterha?67.9% (Census 2011)