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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ARCHANA DEVI
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- LGD code
- 234928
- Pincode
- 844114
- Post office
- Bhagwanpur (Vaishali)
- Population
- 1,710
- Households
- 308
- Literacy rate
- 56.8%
- Sex ratio
- 892 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 516
Census 2011 · in context
How Paterha compares
By population, Paterha ranks #45 of 105 villages in Bhagwanpur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
56.8%
−1.0% vs mandal average
- Paterha
- 56.8%
- Bhagwanpur mandal
- 57.8%
- Vaishali district
- 55.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
892
+1 vs mandal average
- Paterha
- 892
- Bhagwanpur mandal
- 891
Household size
people per home
5.6
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Paterha
- 5.6
- Bhagwanpur mandal
- 5.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Paterha at a glance
Paterha is a village of 1,710 people in 308 households (Census 2011) in Bhagwanpur block, Vaishali district, Bihar, the 45th-largest of 105 villages in Bhagwanpur block. Literacy is 57%, 1 points below the block average of 58% and the sex ratio is 892 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 844114, served by Bhagwanpur (Vaishali) post office; the LGD village code is 234928. The sarpanch is ARCHANA DEVI, and the village votes in Kusheshwar Asthan assembly constituency, represented by MLA Atirek Kumar. The population is estimated at 2,016 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Jahangirpur Patedha →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paterha · this village | 1,710 | 57% | — |
| Matiara Tok · Bhagwanpur | 3,252 | 55% | — |
| Akhtiarpur Patera · Bhagwanpur | 2,756 | 67% | — |
| Jahangirpur Paterha · Bhagwanpur | 2,407 | 66% | — |
| Saidpur Paterha · Bhagwanpur | 1,068 | 62% | — |
| Jahangirpur Basant · Bhagwanpur | 718 | 78% | — |
| Bhagwatpur Paterha · Bhagwanpur | 656 | 54% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Paterha
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 2
- Power hours (winter)
- 2
- 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
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- HAJIPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 15
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Jahangirpur Paterha
- Total area (ha)
- 50
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 30
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Paterha
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Paterha
- LGD code
- 234928
- Pincode
- 844114
- Post office
- Bhagwanpur (Vaishali)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,710
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,016
- Households
- 308
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 892
- Literacy rate
- 56.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Samastipur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kusheshwar Asthan
- Member of Parliament
- Shambhavi Choudhary
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Atirek Kumar
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- ARCHANA DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Bhagwanpur
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 844114
- SahthaBhagwanpur mandal12,029 pop
- Kiratpur Raja RamBhagwanpur mandal10,891 pop
- Partap TanrBhagwanpur mandal9,958 pop
- Malahi AkbarBhagwanpur mandal5,743 pop
- KarhariBhagwanpur mandal5,424 pop
- Asoi LacchiramBhagwanpur mandal5,078 pop
- Wafapur BanthuBhagwanpur mandal4,776 pop
- Majhauli Mohammadpur BuzurgBhagwanpur mandal4,727 pop
- Raghunathpur ImadpurBhagwanpur mandal4,582 pop
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Other villages named Paterha
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Paterha
Other villages in Bhagwanpur mandal
View all 60+ →- Sahtha
- Kiratpur Raja Ram
- Partap Tanr
- Malahi Akbar
- Karhari
- Asoi Lacchiram
- Wafapur Banthu
- Majhauli Mohammadpur Buzurg
- Raghunathpur Imadpur
- Shambhupur Kauri
- Hussaina Khurd
- Mohamadabad
- Bihari
- Ratanpura
- Rohua Shahmian
- Enayetpur Parbodhi
- Madhopur Mahodat
- Harbanspur Banthu
- Manganpur
- Bhatauli Anrudh
- Matiara Tok
- Asadpur Sadpur
- Hansi Kewal
- Akhtiarpur Patera
- Anjani
- Bishunpur Garjaul Urf Kutubpur
- Sarwan Amar
- Bhagwanpur
- Rampur Asurar
- Saidpur Bijuli
- Barah Rup
- Rasulpur Sohawan
- Jahangirpur Paterha
- Mohamadpur Rohua
- Rahsa Pachhiari
- Gorhia Chamman
Sources & freshness
- 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
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)