# Zakaria Village, Rafiganj, Aurangabad (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Rafiganj, Aurangabad 

# Zakaria

Zakaria is a village in Rafiganj sub-district of Aurangabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **685 people in 64 households**, the 151st largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%.

- 685people (2011)
- 64households
- 90.3%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Zakaria PIN code and other codes

Zakaria falls in Rafiganj sub-district, Aurangabad district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatLohara
- Community development blockRafiganj
- Census village code253182

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

## How far is Zakaria from nearby towns?

- Rafiganj (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)42 km by road
- Rafiganj (nearest town)6 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 Zakaria?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Zakaria; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rafiganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Rafiganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Zakaria known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 83 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Zakaria

Of every 100 households in Zakaria in 2011, 2 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Zakaria · ■ Rafiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**4%

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

**17%

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

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**55%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**94%

Use banking services ****67%**

**44%

Television ****3%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**25%

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 Zakaria?

■ Zakaria · ■ Rafiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.3%**

**66.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1136**

**961

Working population ****43.2%**

**36.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.7% for men and 85.6% for women. 48% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 284 (96%)

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 Rafiganj

- Dhunrhua739 people
- Niman731 people
- Pararia725 people
- Piprahi700 people
- Naharkhap674 people
- Sabdal652 people
- Baturi640 people
- Inguni629 people

[All 216 villages in Rafiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/aurangabad/rafiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Zakaria from Aurangabad?42 km by road
- What is the population of Zakaria?685 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Zakaria in?Aurangabad district (Rafiganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Zakaria?90.3% (Census 2011)