# Tharia Bakia Village, Forbesganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/forbesganj/tharia-bakia/ Village · Forbesganj, Araria # Tharia Bakia Tharia Bakia is a village in Forbesganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,674 people in 1,225 households**, the 29th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 31.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%. - 5,674people (2011) - 1,225households - 31.1%literacy - 929females per 1,000 males ## Tharia Bakia PIN code and other codes Tharia Bakia falls in Forbesganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBokra - Community development blockForbesganj - Census village code221563 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Tharia Bakia from nearby towns? - Forbesganj (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Araria (district HQ)12 km by road - Araria (nearest town)12 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 Tharia Bakia? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Tharia Bakia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn 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 - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Tharia Bakia known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and mungfali**. Products made here include rice mills. About 81% of the 805 hectares of village land is sown, and 170 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 Tharia Bakia Of every 100 households in Tharia Bakia in 2011, 9 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Tharia Bakia · ■ Forbesganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****9%** **12% Toilet within the home ****2%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **91% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****57%** **67% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **97% Use banking services ****17%** **20% Television ****2%** **8% Mobile phone ****29%** **37% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****48%** **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 Tharia Bakia? ■ Tharia Bakia · ■ Forbesganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****31.1%** **52.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929** **919 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1023** **955 Working population ****35.7%** **39.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 36.1% for men and 25.5% for women. 46% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 102 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,183 (58%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 55 (3%) · **■** Marginal 676 (33%) 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 - Ghoraghat5,930 people - Majhua5,787 people - Amhara5,723 people - Bhadesar5,677 people - Amauna5,502 people - Musahari5,399 people - Ramai5,335 people - Kurwa Lachhmipur5,035 people [All 108 villages in Forbesganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/forbesganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Tharia Bakia from Araria?12 km by road - What is the population of Tharia Bakia?5,674 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tharia Bakia in?Araria district (Forbesganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Tharia Bakia?31.1% (Census 2011)