# Pakra Village, Naugachhia, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Naugachhia, Bhagalpur 

# Pakra

Pakra is a village in Naugachhia sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **14,169 people in 2,532 households**, the 2nd largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%.

- 14,169people (2011)
- 2,532households
- 63.8%literacy
- 873females per 1,000 males

## Pakra PIN code and other codes

Pakra falls in Naugachhia sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPakra
- Community development blockNaugachhia
- Census village code238957

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

## How far is Pakra from nearby towns?

- Naugachhia (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)25 km by road
- Naugachhia (nearest town)5 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 Pakra?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Pakra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Naugachhia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Pakra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 1,034 hectares of village land is sown, and 560 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 Pakra

Of every 100 households in Pakra in 2011, 30 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Pakra · ■ Naugachhia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**66%

Tap water ****2%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**92%

Use banking services ****37%**

**36%

Television ****20%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**25%

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 Pakra?

■ Pakra · ■ Naugachhia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.8%**

**61.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873**

**882

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926**

**929

Working population ****30.8%**

**32.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.0% for men and 55.6% for women. 46% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 634 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,284 (29%) · **■** Household industry 58 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,041 (24%) · **■** Marginal 1,353 (31%)

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 Naugachhia

- Partapnagar35,878 people
- Tetari12,440 people
- Khagra11,340 people
- Jamunia9,378 people
- Nagara7,656 people

[All 22 villages in Naugachhia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/naugachhia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pakra from Bhagalpur?25 km by road
- What is the population of Pakra?14,169 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pakra in?Bhagalpur district (Naugachhia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pakra?63.8% (Census 2011)