# Barkumba Village, Palasi, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Palasi, Araria 

# Barkumba

Barkumba is a village in Palasi sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **854329**. The 2011 Census counted **1,489 people in 264 households**, the 59th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 52.8%.

- 1,489people (2011)
- 264households
- 51.8%literacy
- 854329PIN code

## Barkumba PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Barkumba is 854329.** Barkumba falls in Palasi sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- PIN code854329
- Gram panchayatBarkumba
- Community development blockPalasi
- Census village code222043

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

## How far is Barkumba from nearby towns?

- Palasi (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)26 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)26 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 Barkumba?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Barkumba; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dipanagar
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Barkumba known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 356 hectares of village land is sown, and 168 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 Barkumba

Of every 100 households in Barkumba in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barkumba · ■ Palasi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

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

**36%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****32%**

**18%

Television ****8%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Barkumba?

■ Barkumba · ■ Palasi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.8%**

**52.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1045**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1069**

**972

Working population ****32.3%**

**34.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.5% for men and 34.8% for women. 49% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 102 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 177 (37%) · **■** Household industry 17 (4%) · **■** Other work 25 (5%) · **■** Marginal 160 (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 Palasi

- Maina1,578 people
- Gyaspur1,563 people
- Purandaha1,555 people
- Domaria1,496 people
- Hasanpura1,481 people
- Charbana1,309 people
- Baraili1,258 people
- Budhi1,245 people

[All 107 villages in Palasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/palasi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Barkumba?854329
- How far is Barkumba from Araria?26 km by road
- What is the population of Barkumba?1,489 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barkumba in?Araria district (Palasi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barkumba?51.8% (Census 2011)