# Pirargaria Village, Shikaripara, Dumka (Jharkhand) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/shikaripara/pirargaria/ Village · Shikaripara, Dumka # Pirargaria Pirargaria is a village in Shikaripara sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **816103**. The 2011 Census counted **3,260 people in 570 households**, the 1st largest of 242 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%. - 3,260people (2011) - 570households - 55.8%literacy - 816103PIN code ## Pirargaria PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pirargaria is 816103.** Pirargaria falls in Shikaripara sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand. - PIN code816103 - Gram panchayatPirargaria - Community development blockShikaripara - Census village code371035 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pirargaria from nearby towns? - Shikaripara (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Dumka (district HQ)48 km by road - Dumka (nearest town)48 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 Pirargaria? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Pirargaria; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shikaripara - ○Degree college10+ km · Dumka - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds 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 Pirargaria known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 41% of the 215 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Pirargaria Of every 100 households in Pirargaria in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pirargaria · ■ Shikaripara rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **7% Toilet within the home ****4%** **5% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **93% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **97% Use banking services ****19%** **24% Television ****9%** **7% Mobile phone ****25%** **20% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****38%** **31% Own their home ****97%** **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 Pirargaria? ■ Pirargaria · ■ Shikaripara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.8%** **57.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935** **968 Working population ****31.5%** **43.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.3% for men and 45.5% for women. 49% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 85 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 88 (9%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 599 (58%) · **■** Marginal 249 (24%) 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 Shikaripara - Dhaka2,756 people - Sikaripara2,646 people - Kharukadma2,403 people - Kalabadar1,991 people [All 261 villages in Shikaripara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/shikaripara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pirargaria?816103 - How far is Pirargaria from Dumka?48 km by road - What is the population of Pirargaria?3,260 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pirargaria in?Dumka district (Shikaripara sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Pirargaria?55.8% (Census 2011)