# Pakar Village, Shambhuganj, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Shambhuganj, Banka 

# Pakar

Pakar is a village in Shambhuganj sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **551 people in 113 households**, the 92nd largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 551people (2011)
- 113households
- 59.8%literacy
- 874females per 1,000 males

## Pakar PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatPawkuri
- Community development blockShambhuganj
- Census village code240466

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

## How far is Pakar from nearby towns?

- Shambhuganj (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)50 km by road
- Sultanganj (nearest town)28 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 Pakar?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Pakar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sambhuganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Thebhai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ 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 watercovered wells and hand pumps

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 Pakar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 62 hectares of village land is sown, and 57 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 Pakar

Of every 100 households in Pakar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pakar · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**79%

Tap water ****20%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**36%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****41%**

**41%

Television ****1%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Pakar?

■ Pakar · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

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

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****874**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****804**

**918

Working population ****46.8%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.2% for men and 48.1% for women. 49% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 9 (3%) · **■** Marginal 248 (96%)

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

- Majnu613 people
- Jogi Bhaga597 people
- Bangali Kalan589 people
- Pahari553 people
- Patwara513 people
- Chandarpur497 people
- Bato493 people
- Keshopur471 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Pakar from Banka?50 km by road
- What is the population of Pakar?551 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pakar in?Banka district (Shambhuganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pakar?59.8% (Census 2011)