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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SITA DEVI
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- LGD code
- 221781
- Pincode
- 854312
- Post office
- Araria RS
- Population
- 6,265
- Households
- 1,309
- Literacy rate
- 43.8%
- Sex ratio
- 900 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,454
Census 2011 · in context
How Pahasra compares
By population, Pahasra ranks #22 of 89 villages in Raniganj mandal.
Literacy rate
%
43.8%
+4.6% vs mandal average
Pahasra43.8%
Raniganj mandal39.2%
Araria district42.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
900
−27 vs mandal average
Pahasra900
Raniganj mandal927
Household size
people per home
4.8
−0.1 vs mandal average
Pahasra4.8
Raniganj mandal4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pahasra at a glance
Pahasra is a village of 6,265 people in 1,309 households (Census 2011) in Raniganj block, Araria district, Bihar, the 22nd-largest of 89 villages in Raniganj block. Literacy is 44%, 5 points above the block average of 39% and the sex ratio is 900 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 854312, served by Araria RS post office; the LGD village code is 221781. The sarpanch is SITA DEVI, and the village votes in Bihariganj assembly constituency, represented by MLA Niranjan Kumar Mehta. The population is estimated at 7,386 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pahasra
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- Yes
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- ARARIA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 25
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 25
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Pahasra
- Total area (ha)
- 1,545.1
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 460.6
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Pahasra
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Pahasra
- LGD code
- 221781
- Pincode
- 854312
- Post office
- Araria RS
- Population (Census 2011)
- 6,265
- Population (projected 2026)
- 7,386
- Households
- 1,309
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 900
- Literacy rate
- 43.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Madhepura
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bihariganj
- Member of Parliament
- Dinesh Chandra Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Niranjan Kumar Mehta
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SITA DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Raniganj
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
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