# Orkita Village, Shambhuganj, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Shambhuganj, Banka 

# Orkita

Orkita is a village in Shambhuganj sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **462 people in 71 households**, the 98th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 462people (2011)
- 71households
- 53.8%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Orkita PIN code and other codes

Orkita falls in Shambhuganj sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatParmanandpur
- Community development blockShambhuganj
- Census village code240482

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

## How far is Orkita from nearby towns?

- Shambhuganj (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)40 km by road
- Sultanganj (nearest town)32 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 Orkita?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pararia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tarapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Orkita known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 38 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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 Orkita

Of every 100 households in Orkita in 2011, 6 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Orkita · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**12%

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

**20%

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

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**36%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**94%

Use banking services ****21%**

**41%

Television ****1%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**36%

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 Orkita?

■ Orkita · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.8%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1102**

**918

Working population ****47.0%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.2% for men and 35.7% for women. 47% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 23 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 167 (77%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 22 (10%)

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 Shambhuganj

- Chandarpur497 people
- Bato493 people
- Keshopur471 people
- Pachrukhi464 people
- Teldiha454 people
- Bhattachak421 people
- Jhiktia386 people
- Malda Khurd373 people

[All 186 villages in Shambhuganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/shambhuganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Orkita from Banka?40 km by road
- What is the population of Orkita?462 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Orkita in?Banka district (Shambhuganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Orkita?53.8% (Census 2011)