# Barkura Village, Nalbari, Nalbari (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/nalbari/nalbari/barkura/ Village · Nalbari, Nalbari # Barkura Barkura is a village in Nalbari sub-district of Nalbari district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **3,516 people in 791 households**, the 5th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.9%. - 3,516people (2011) - 791households - 88.4%literacy - 924females per 1,000 males ## Barkura PIN code and other codes Barkura falls in Nalbari sub-district, Nalbari district, Assam. - Gram panchayatNo-6 Batahgila - Community development blockPub Nalbari - Census village code303897 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Barkura from nearby towns? - Nalbari (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Nalbari (district HQ)3 km by road - Nalbari (nearest town)3 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Barkura? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Barkura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nalbari - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Nalbari - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Sonihtalai - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 5 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Barkura known for? The main crops are **paddy, vegetable and banana**. Products made here include rice. About 17% of the 470 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Barkura Of every 100 households in Barkura in 2011, 80 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 65 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Barkura · ■ Nalbari rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **57% Toilet within the home ****88%** **72% No toilet (open defecation) ****12%** **26% Tap water ****5%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****81%** **73% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****65%** **34% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****35%** **65% Use banking services ****70%** **70% Television ****68%** **39% Mobile phone ****72%** **62% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****38%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **4% None of these assets ****3%** **11% Own their home ****82%** **95% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Barkura? ■ Barkura · ■ Nalbari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.4%** **85.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924** **943 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****821** **953 Working population ****42.4%** **35.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.8% for men and 83.7% for women. 57% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 66 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (2%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 739 (50%) · **■** Marginal 653 (44%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Nalbari - Japarkuchi4,626 people - Sariahtali3,830 people - Namati3,807 people - Janigog3,795 people - Sandha3,428 people - Chandra Kuchi3,400 people - Balikoria Kharjara3,361 people - Madhapur3,100 people [All 82 villages in Nalbari](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/nalbari/nalbari/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Barkura from Nalbari?3 km by road - What is the population of Barkura?3,516 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barkura in?Nalbari district (Nalbari sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Barkura?88.4% (Census 2011)