# Bokra Village, Forbesganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Forbesganj, Araria 

# Bokra

Bokra is a village in Forbesganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,440 people in 646 households**, the 39th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%.

- 3,440people (2011)
- 646households
- 47.5%literacy
- 910females per 1,000 males

## Bokra PIN code and other codes

Bokra falls in Forbesganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBokra
- Community development blockForbesganj
- Census village code221562

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Bokra from nearby towns?

- Forbesganj (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)15 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)15 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 Bokra?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Bokra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Farbisganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Bokra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 519 hectares of village land is sown, and 296 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Bokra

Of every 100 households in Bokra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bokra · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**91%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****95%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****7%**

**20%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Bokra?

■ Bokra · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.5%**

**52.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1033**

**955

Working population ****32.9%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.4% for men and 36.1% for women. 47% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 181 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 527 (47%) · **■** Household industry 19 (2%) · **■** Other work 104 (9%) · **■** Marginal 302 (27%)

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 Forbesganj

- Baghmara4,193 people
- Ganj Bhag4,126 people
- Belai4,011 people
- Phena3,691 people
- Rampur3,386 people
- Basgara3,297 people
- Ghiwba3,225 people
- Mirganj3,038 people

[All 108 villages in Forbesganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/forbesganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bokra from Araria?15 km by road
- What is the population of Bokra?3,440 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bokra in?Araria district (Forbesganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bokra?47.5% (Census 2011)