Pastan
Andhratharhi block · Madhubani
district, Bihar · PIN 847401
· village code 220639
Population 2011
5,169
Census of India
Population 2020
7,100
Mission Antyodaya survey
Change
+37.4%
1,931 people · 3.6% a year
Households
1,100
+11.4% vs 987 in 2011
Census 2011
Total population
5,169
Male / female
2,686 / 2,483
Sex ratio females per 1,000 males
924
Children aged 0–6
1,051
Literacy rate
46.9%
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe
514 / 0
Working population
1,769
Of workers, in agriculture cultivators and farm labour
87.7%
Households
987
Village facilities, 2020
This village spans 2 gram panchayats and was
surveyed once by each. The figures below are from
Ganauli panchayat's return.
Primary school nearest 2 km away
No
Middle school
Yes
High school nearest 5 km away
No
Piped tap water
50 to 100% habitations covered
All-weather road nearest 10 km away
No
Public transport
Bus
Electricity
>12 hrs
Bank nearest 5 km away
No
Primary health centre nearest 2 km away
No
Anganwadi
Yes
Internet
No
Common service centre
No CSC
Farming
Farm households
850
Non-farm households
250
Share of households farming, 2020
77%
Net sown area
300 ha
Kharif / rabi / other hidden inside one column
3 / 300 / 0
Main irrigation source
Other
Gram panchayat finances, 2024–25
XV Finance Commission grant for
Ganauli panchayat, Andhratharhi zila parishad.
These are the panchayat's own accounts, not this village's: where a panchayat
holds several villages, the money covers all of them, and where a village
spans several panchayats only this one's return appears.
Opening balance
₹38.66 lakh
Received from state (auto-transfer)
₹15.38 lakh
Received directly
—
Spent
₹30.41 lakh
Unspent at year end
₹23.63 lakh
Untied (basic grant)
opened ₹23.80 lakh · received ₹6.13 lakh · spent ₹11.25 lakh · left ₹18.67 lakh
Tied (earmarked)
opened ₹14.86 lakh · received ₹9.25 lakh · spent ₹19.16 lakh · left ₹4.95 lakh
Source: eGramSwaraj, as reported by the panchayat. Untied and tied
together make up the totals above.
Location
26.3985, 86.2948 —
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