# Bakharda Village, Dhuraiya, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhuraiya, Banka 

# Bakharda

Bakharda is a village in Dhuraiya sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **590 people in 102 households**, the 117th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 590people (2011)
- 102households
- 53.0%literacy
- 832females per 1,000 males

## Bakharda PIN code and other codes

Bakharda falls in Dhuraiya sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSijhat-Baliyas
- Community development blockDhuraiya
- Census village code241002

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

## How far is Bakharda from nearby towns?

- Dhuraiya (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)40 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)40 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 Bakharda?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gurudwara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhoraiya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Bakharda known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 41 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 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 Bakharda

Of every 100 households in Bakharda in 2011, 3 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bakharda · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**27%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**91%

Use banking services ****0%**

**32%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****57%**

**34%

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 Bakharda?

■ Bakharda · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.0%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****832**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1015**

**943

Working population ****47.1%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.7% for men and 38.0% for women. 48% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 274 (99%)

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 Dhuraiya

- Kaithauni643 people
- Malia Chak622 people
- Taiadih612 people
- Nanan605 people
- Arsanda581 people
- Kotra577 people
- Singhpur572 people
- Bakhtaura564 people

[All 222 villages in Dhuraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/dhuraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bakharda from Banka?40 km by road
- What is the population of Bakharda?590 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bakharda in?Banka district (Dhuraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bakharda?53.0% (Census 2011)