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

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Village · Shambhuganj, Banka 

# Pakaria

Pakaria is a village in Shambhuganj sub-district of Banka district, Bihar, PIN code **813211**. The 2011 Census counted **2,751 people in 433 households**, the 12th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 2,751people (2011)
- 433households
- 92.4%literacy
- 813211PIN code

## Pakaria PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pakaria is 813211.** Pakaria falls in Shambhuganj sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- PIN code813211
- Gram panchayatPakaria
- Community development blockShambhuganj
- Census village code240493

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

## How far is Pakaria from nearby towns?

- Shambhuganj (sub-district HQ)9 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 Pakaria?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Pakaria; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pararia
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sambhuganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ 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 tube wells / boreholes

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 Pakaria known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. Products made here include farm equipment. About 92% of the 128 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 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 Pakaria

Of every 100 households in Pakaria in 2011, 43 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Pakaria · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**79%

Tap water ****16%**

**7%

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

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**94%

Use banking services ****62%**

**41%

Television ****31%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**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 Pakaria?

■ Pakaria · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.4%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****786**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****812**

**918

Working population ****29.8%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.5% for men and 89.7% for women. 43% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 46 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 136 (17%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 136 (17%) · **■** Marginal 499 (61%)

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

- Warsabad3,237 people
- Kurma2,959 people
- Jhakhra2,948 people
- Khajuri2,945 people
- Asauta2,724 people
- Mirzapur2,636 people
- Mahthudih2,573 people
- Dharampur2,518 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pakaria?813211
- How far is Pakaria from Banka?40 km by road
- What is the population of Pakaria?2,751 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pakaria in?Banka district (Shambhuganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pakaria?92.4% (Census 2011)
