# Paterha Buzurg Village, Paterhi Belsar, Vaishali (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/paterhi-belsar/paterha-buzurg/ Village · Paterhi Belsar, Vaishali # Paterha Buzurg Paterha Buzurg is a village in Paterhi Belsar sub-district of Vaishali district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,550 people in 509 households**, the 13th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%. - 2,550people (2011) - 509households - 72.6%literacy - 913females per 1,000 males ## Paterha Buzurg PIN code and other codes Paterha Buzurg falls in Paterhi Belsar sub-district, Vaishali district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatChak Gulamuddin - Community development blockPaterhi Belsar - Census village code234731 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Paterha Buzurg from nearby towns? - Paterhi Belsar (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Hajipur (district HQ)34 km by road - Muzaffarpur (nearest town)30 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 Buzurg? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Paterha Buzurg; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jarnrampur - ○Degree college10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Paterhi Belsar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Paterha Buzurg known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 223 hectares of village land is sown, and 138 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 Buzurg Of every 100 households in Paterha Buzurg in 2011, 9 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Paterha Buzurg · ■ Paterhi Belsar rural average Electricity for lighting ****9%** **15% Toilet within the home ****52%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****47%** **77% Tap water ****21%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****52%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **95% Use banking services ****68%** **49% Television ****14%** **14% Mobile phone ****78%** **57% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****7%** **20% 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 Paterha Buzurg? ■ Paterha Buzurg · ■ Paterhi Belsar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%** **66.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913** **915 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****808** **916 Working population ****28.4%** **35.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.3% for men and 62.2% for women. 47% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 337 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 77 (11%) · **■** Other work 92 (13%) · **■** Marginal 219 (30%) 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 Paterhi Belsar - Chintamanpur2,917 people - UpraulUrf Dharampur Dharam2,890 people - Belsand2,843 people - Pakri Urf Munja Pakri2,653 people - Paterha Jairam2,492 people - Belaur Urf BaikurthpurRagho2,462 people - Bibipur Urf Rampurudeh2,297 people - Misraulia Jagdish2,261 people [All 48 villages in Paterhi Belsar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/paterhi-belsar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Paterha Buzurg from Hajipur?34 km by road - What is the population of Paterha Buzurg?2,550 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paterha Buzurg in?Vaishali district (Paterhi Belsar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Paterha Buzurg?72.6% (Census 2011)