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

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Village · Dhuraiya, Banka 

# Bakhtaura

Bakhtaura is a village in Dhuraiya sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **564 people in 92 households**, the 121st largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 564people (2011)
- 92households
- 70.7%literacy
- 912females per 1,000 males

## Bakhtaura PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatSijhat-Baliyas
- Community development blockDhuraiya
- Census village code241011

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

## How far is Bakhtaura 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 Bakhtaura?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Bakhtaura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Bhatuchak
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Banka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhoraiya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ 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 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 Bakhtaura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 30 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Bakhtaura

Of every 100 households in Bakhtaura in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bakhtaura · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**20%

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

**8%

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

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**27%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**91%

Use banking services ****11%**

**32%

Television ****13%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**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 Bakhtaura?

■ Bakhtaura · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1102**

**943

Working population ****23.4%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 65.7% for women. 42% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 13 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 98 (74%) · **■** Household industry 4 (3%) · **■** Other work 9 (7%) · **■** Marginal 8 (6%)

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

- Bakharda590 people
- Arsanda581 people
- Kotra577 people
- Singhpur572 people
- Sonkhapra526 people
- Khagra519 people
- Asi472 people
- Biharpur464 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Bakhtaura from Banka?40 km by road
- What is the population of Bakhtaura?564 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bakhtaura in?Banka district (Dhuraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bakhtaura?70.7% (Census 2011)