# Hijrar Village, Barahat, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Barahat, Banka 

# Hijrar

Hijrar is a village in Barahat sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **826 people in 149 households**, the 42nd largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.0%.

- 826people (2011)
- 149households
- 67.5%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Hijrar PIN code and other codes

Hijrar falls in Barahat sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKharihara
- Community development blockBarahat
- Census village code241164

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

## How far is Hijrar from nearby towns?

- Barahat (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)6 km by road
- Banka (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 Hijrar?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Hijrar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Phullidumar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhusima
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)1 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 Hijrar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 92 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Hijrar

Of every 100 households in Hijrar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Hijrar · ■ Barahat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**87%

Use banking services ****31%**

**41%

Television ****12%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Hijrar?

■ Hijrar · ■ Barahat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%**

**60.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1132**

**935

Working population ****40.6%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.9% for men and 58.7% for women. 49% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 63 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 20 (6%) · **■** Marginal 250 (75%)

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 Barahat

- Mohani906 people
- Guwarba885 people
- Khiri877 people
- Janukita855 people
- Tappadih807 people
- Bhansiabhita771 people
- Barhaunia768 people
- Lakra733 people

[All 73 villages in Barahat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/barahat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Hijrar from Banka?6 km by road
- What is the population of Hijrar?826 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hijrar in?Banka district (Barahat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Hijrar?67.5% (Census 2011)