# Bakrar Village, Belhar, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Belhar, Banka 

# Bakrar

Bakrar is a village in Belhar sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,923 people in 559 households**, the 11th largest of 142 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 2,923people (2011)
- 559households
- 59.8%literacy
- 1,043females per 1,000 males

## Bakrar PIN code and other codes

Bakrar falls in Belhar sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGhorbahiar
- Community development blockBelhar
- Census village code241538

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

## How far is Bakrar from nearby towns?

- Belhar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)37 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)37 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 Bakrar?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Bakrar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhoreganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Bakrar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 187 hectares of village land is sown, and 157 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 Bakrar

Of every 100 households in Bakrar in 2011, 27 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bakrar · ■ Belhar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****62%**

**40%

Television ****15%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**34%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Bakrar?

■ Bakrar · ■ Belhar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.8%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949**

**941

Working population ****43.7%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.2% for men and 49.0% for women. 46% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 37 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 146 (11%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 473 (37%) · **■** Marginal 605 (47%)

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 Belhar

- Bara3,999 people
- Tola Lauriha3,432 people
- Bela3,314 people
- Dumaria2,959 people
- Tola Nimia2,911 people
- Tola Tangra2,811 people
- Tola Suraj Karra2,742 people
- Ghorbahiar2,514 people

[All 172 villages in Belhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/belhar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bakrar from Banka?37 km by road
- What is the population of Bakrar?2,923 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bakrar in?Banka district (Belhar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bakrar?59.8% (Census 2011)