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

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Village · Palasi, Araria 

# Nakta

Nakta is a village in Palasi sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,191 people in 236 households**, the 64th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.8%.

- 1,191people (2011)
- 236households
- 60.2%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Nakta PIN code and other codes

Nakta falls in Palasi sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatNakta Khurd
- Community development blockPalasi
- Census village code222050

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

## How far is Nakta from nearby towns?

- Palasi (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)36 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)36 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 Nakta?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pharbisganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Nakta known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 10% of the 206 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Nakta

Of every 100 households in Nakta in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nakta · ■ Palasi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

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

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**36%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****35%**

**18%

Television ****1%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**25%

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 Nakta?

■ Nakta · ■ Palasi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.2%**

**52.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842**

**972

Working population ****33.1%**

**34.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.4% for men and 42.3% for women. 52% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 208 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 112 (28%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 66 (17%)

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

- Hasanpura1,481 people
- Charbana1,309 people
- Baraili1,258 people
- Budhi1,245 people
- Belbari1,168 people
- Harwa1,166 people
- Kathora1,081 people
- kalahi1,031 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Nakta from Araria?36 km by road
- What is the population of Nakta?1,191 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nakta in?Araria district (Palasi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Nakta?60.2% (Census 2011)