# Pharkia Village, Raniganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Raniganj, Araria 

# Pharkia

Pharkia is a village in Raniganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **11,823 people in 2,324 households**, the 6th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.7%.

- 11,823people (2011)
- 2,324households
- 45.1%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Pharkia PIN code and other codes

Pharkia falls in Raniganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPharkia
- Community development blockRaniganj
- Census village code221761

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

## How far is Pharkia from nearby towns?

- Raniganj (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)30 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)30 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 Pharkia?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Pharkia known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 91% of the 1,151 hectares of village land is sown, and 246 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 Pharkia

Of every 100 households in Pharkia in 2011, 1 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pharkia · ■ Raniganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**62%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****20%**

**23%

Television ****2%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**34%

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 Pharkia?

■ Pharkia · ■ Raniganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.1%**

**49.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1007**

**960

Working population ****35.7%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.3% for men and 37.6% for women. 47% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 951 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,027 (48%) · **■** Household industry 26 (1%) · **■** Other work 284 (7%) · **■** Marginal 933 (22%)

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 Raniganj

- Majhua18,462 people
- Bistaria17,647 people
- Hasanpur14,671 people
- Basaithi13,579 people
- Bishunpur10,892 people
- Hansa10,038 people
- Belsara9,124 people
- Bausi8,909 people

[All 89 villages in Raniganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/raniganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pharkia from Araria?30 km by road
- What is the population of Pharkia?11,823 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pharkia in?Araria district (Raniganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pharkia?45.1% (Census 2011)