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Pachamba

पचंबा
Dobhi mandal
Pincode 824220
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Pachamba is a village in Dobhi mandal, Gaya district, Bihar, with 524 residents across 79 households. It has a literacy rate of 9.4%, PIN code 824220, and is situated at coordinates 24.508°N, 86.199°E.

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LGD code
256402
Pincode
824220
Post office
Dobhi
Population
524
Households
79
Literacy rate
9.4%
Sex ratio
1023 ♀/1000♂
Workers
279
Distance to district centre
122 km
Distance to mandal centre
138 km
Distance to Patna
161 km
Distance to Kolkata
308 km
Nearest railway station
Duriatanr Halt · 15 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Sadar Hospital, Jamua · 16 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Pachamba compares

By population, Pachamba ranks #84 of 130 villages in Dobhi mandal.

Literacy rate
%
9.4%
−34.3% vs mandal average
Pachamba
9.4%
Dobhi mandal
43.7%
Gaya district
52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,023
+59 vs mandal average
Pachamba
1,023
Dobhi mandal
964
Household size
people per home
6.6
+0.2 vs mandal average
Pachamba
6.6
Dobhi mandal
6.4

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Pachamba at a glance

Pachamba is a village of 524 people in 79 households (Census 2011) in Dobhi block, Gaya district, Bihar, the 84th-largest of 130 villages in Dobhi block. Literacy is 9%, 34 points below the block average of 44% and the sex ratio is 1,023 women per 1,000 men. It lies 122 km from the Gaya district centre, 21 km from Chakai, the nearest town, 15 km from Duriatanr Halt railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 824220, served by Dobhi post office; the LGD village code is 256402. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sadar Hospital, Jamua, 16 km away. The village votes in Mahnar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Umesh Singh Kushwaha. The population is estimated at 618 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Pachamba · this village5249%
Pachane · Satgawan17021%0 km N
Pachamba · Kawakol2,60521%0 km N
Pachamba · Roh2,54548%0 km N
Pachamba · Manpur78347%0 km N
Maldiha · Fatehpur69351%0.9 km E
Hardia · Satgawan1753%0.9 km E

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pachamba

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
0
Middle school
0
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
Yes
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
SHERGHATI
Distance to nearest town (km)
15
Distance to district HQ (km)
52
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
18
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
103
Irrigated area (ha)
61
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Pachamba

LGD code
256402
Pincode
824220
Post office
Dobhi
Population (Census 2011)
524
Population (projected 2026)
618
Households
79
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1023
Literacy rate
9.4%
Coordinates
24.50846°N, 86.19864°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Hajipur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Mahnar
Member of Parliament
Chirag Paswan
Member of Legislative Assembly
Umesh Singh Kushwaha
Block / Mandal
Dobhi
Getting there

How to reach Pachamba

Mandal centre
Dobhi · ≈ 138 km
≈ 4 h 43 min by car · 5 h 36 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Gaya · ≈ 122 km
≈ 4 h 10 min by car · 4 h 57 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,525 people
Chakai · ≈ 21 km
≈ 42 min by car · 50 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna161 kmcapital
  • Kolkata308 km
  • Delhi1003 km
  • Hyderabad1126 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationDuriatanr Halt15 km
  • Hospital / PHCSadar Hospital, Jamua16 km
  • CollegeBajla Mahila College50 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-07
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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