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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Paghari is a village in Biraul mandal, Darbhanga district, Bihar, with a population of 4,163 across 854 households. The village has a literacy rate of 42.1% and is located at coordinates 25.990°N, 86.010°E.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
PUNEETA DEVI
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- LGD code
- 227742
- Pincode
- 847203
- Post office
- Biraul
- Population
- 4,163
- Households
- 854
- Literacy rate
- 42.1%
- Sex ratio
- 959 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,475
- Distance to district centre
- 18 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 29 km
- Distance to Patna
- 98 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 449 km
- Nearest railway station
- Haiaghat · 14 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Dr.Durgesh Clinic · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Paghari compares
By population, Paghari ranks #22 of 70 villages in Biraul mandal.
Literacy rate
%
42.1%
−0.9% vs mandal average
- Paghari
- 42.1%
- Biraul mandal
- 43.0%
- Darbhanga district
- 46.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
959
+43 vs mandal average
- Paghari
- 959
- Biraul mandal
- 916
Household size
people per home
4.9
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Paghari
- 4.9
- Biraul mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Paghari at a glance
Paghari is a village of 4,163 people in 854 households (Census 2011) in Biraul block, Darbhanga district, Bihar, the 22nd-largest of 70 villages in Biraul block. Literacy is 42%, about the same as the block average of 43% and the sex ratio is 959 women per 1,000 men. It lies 18 km from the Darbhanga district centre, 5 km from Rarhi, the nearest town, 14 km from Haiaghat railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 847203, served by Biraul post office; the LGD village code is 227742. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr.Durgesh Clinic, 5 km away. The sarpanch is PUNEETA DEVI, and the village votes in Cheria Bariarpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Abhishek Anand. The population is estimated at 4,908 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Paghari
- 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
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 5
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- Primary school
- 2
- 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
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- DARBHANGA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 50
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 50
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Sonpur padhari
- Total area (ha)
- 286
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 54.1
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Paghari
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Paghari
- LGD code
- 227742
- Pincode
- 847203
- Post office
- Biraul
- Population (Census 2011)
- 4,163
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,908
- Households
- 854
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 959
- Literacy rate
- 42.1%
- Coordinates
- 25.98969°N, 86.01040°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Begusarai
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Cheria Bariarpur
- Member of Parliament
- Giriraj Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Abhishek Anand
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- PUNEETA DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Biraul
- Nearest PHC
- Om Health Clinic (24.1 km)
Getting there
How to reach Paghari
Distance to cities · straight line
- Patna98 kmcapital
- Kolkata449 km
- Delhi917 km
- Hyderabad1232 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationHaiaghat14 km
- Hospital / PHCDr.Durgesh Clinic5 km
- ATM / bankHDFC Bank16 km
- Petrol pumpPetrol Pump21 km
- Collegeपूर्णिमा राम प्रताप संस्कृत महाविद्यालय19 km
- Police stationAdarsh Police Station26 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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