# Bharko * Village, Amarpur, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/amarpur/bharko/ Village · Amarpur, Banka # Bharko * Bharko * is a village in Amarpur sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **7,855 people in 1,499 households**, the 4th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%. - 7,855people (2011) - 1,499households - 55.9%literacy - 888females per 1,000 males ## Bharko * PIN code and other codes Bharko * falls in Amarpur sub-district, Banka district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBharko - Community development blockAmarpur - Census village code240664 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bharko * from nearby towns? - Amarpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Banka (district HQ)24 km by road - Amarpur (nearest town)10 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 Bharko *? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Bharko *; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Banka - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 1 h winter 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 Bharko * known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. Products made here include farm equipment. About 91% of the 952 hectares of village land is sown, and 654 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 Bharko * Of every 100 households in Bharko * in 2011, 17 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bharko * · ■ Amarpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****17%** **21% Toilet within the home ****18%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **82% Tap water ****3%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****39%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **92% Use banking services ****40%** **39% Television ****11%** **10% Mobile phone ****56%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****30%** **35% 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 Bharko *? ■ Bharko * · ■ Amarpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.9%** **62.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888** **905 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****807** **945 Working population ****32.3%** **33.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.0% for men and 50.2% for women. 46% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 354 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,006 (40%) · **■** Household industry 41 (2%) · **■** Other work 236 (9%) · **■** Marginal 902 (36%) 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 Amarpur - Subhanpur12,381 people - Salempur8,033 people - Pawai7,881 people - Lachhmipur Chiraia5,871 people - Kol Buzurg4,576 people - Kusmaha4,116 people - Sultanpur3,985 people [All 176 villages in Amarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/amarpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bharko * from Banka?24 km by road - What is the population of Bharko *?7,855 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bharko * in?Banka district (Amarpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bharko *?55.9% (Census 2011)