# Bara Istamrar Village, Jokihat, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Jokihat, Araria 

# Bara Istamrar

Bara Istamrar is a village in Jokihat sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **7,379 people in 1,610 households**, the 10th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%.

- 7,379people (2011)
- 1,610households
- 54.5%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Bara Istamrar PIN code and other codes

Bara Istamrar falls in Jokihat sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBara Istamrar
- Community development blockJokihat
- Census village code222156

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

## How far is Bara Istamrar from nearby towns?

- Jokihat (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)24 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)24 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 Bara Istamrar?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Bara Istamrar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sisauna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Farvishganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand 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 Bara Istamrar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 745 hectares of village land is sown, and 325 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 Bara Istamrar

Of every 100 households in Bara Istamrar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bara Istamrar · ■ Jokihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**32%

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

**0%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****8%**

**17%

Television ****2%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Bara Istamrar?

■ Bara Istamrar · ■ Jokihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.5%**

**53.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****922**

**961

Working population ****28.7%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.5% for men and 45.9% for women. 47% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 361 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 599 (28%) · **■** Household industry 9 (0%) · **■** Other work 238 (11%) · **■** Marginal 913 (43%)

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 Jokihat

- Mahalgaon9,038 people
- Kursail8,278 people
- Duba8,029 people
- Bagdahara7,592 people
- Masuria6,289 people
- Bhuna Majgawan6,074 people
- Chaukta5,825 people
- Masuria5,547 people

[All 99 villages in Jokihat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/jokihat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bara Istamrar from Araria?24 km by road
- What is the population of Bara Istamrar?7,379 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bara Istamrar in?Araria district (Jokihat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bara Istamrar?54.5% (Census 2011)