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- LGD code
- 255009
- Pincode
- 824233
- Post office
- Khizersarai
- Population
- 727
- Households
- 122
- Literacy rate
- 48%
- Sex ratio
- 845 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 385
Census 2011 · in context
How Pathra compares
By population, Pathra ranks #76 of 115 villages in Khizirsarai mandal.
Literacy rate
%
48.0%
−3.9% vs mandal average
- Pathra
- 48.0%
- Khizirsarai mandal
- 51.9%
- Gaya district
- 52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
845
−105 vs mandal average
- Pathra
- 845
- Khizirsarai mandal
- 950
Household size
people per home
6.0
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Pathra
- 6.0
- Khizirsarai mandal
- 6.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pathra at a glance
Pathra is a village of 727 people in 122 households (Census 2011) in Khizirsarai block, Gaya district, Bihar, the 76th-largest of 115 villages in Khizirsarai block. Literacy is 48%, 4 points below the block average of 52% and the sex ratio is 845 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 824233, served by Khizersarai post office; the LGD village code is 255009. The village votes in Mokama assembly constituency, represented by MLA Anant Kumar Singh. The population is estimated at 645 in 2026, down 11% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Rauniya →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pathra · this village | 727 | 48% | — |
| Rouniyan · Khizirsarai | 3,054 | 61% | — |
| Sonas · Khizirsarai | 2,301 | 52% | — |
| Khaira · Khizirsarai | 1,011 | 41% | — |
| Makhdumpur · Khizirsarai | 817 | 57% | — |
| Rasulpur · Khizirsarai | 802 | 39% | — |
| Patak Bigha · Khizirsarai | 633 | 35% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pathra
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 3
- Power hours (winter)
- 3
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GAYA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 32
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 32
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Rauniya
- Total area (ha)
- 132
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 73.52
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Pathra
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Pathra
- LGD code
- 255009
- Pincode
- 824233
- Post office
- Khizersarai
- Population (Census 2011)
- 727
- Population (projected 2026)
- 645
- Households
- 122
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 845
- Literacy rate
- 48.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Munger
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mokama
- Member of Parliament
- Rajiv Ranjan Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Anant Kumar Singh
- Block / Mandal
- Khizirsarai
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 824233
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- SaidpurKhizirsarai mandal4,616 pop
- Dewan FatehpurKhizirsarai mandal4,388 pop
- BihtaKhizirsarai mandal4,316 pop
- LodipurKhizirsarai mandal4,219 pop
- Khidar SarayKhizirsarai mandal4,191 pop
- NaudihaKhizirsarai mandal4,029 pop
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)