# Pharka Village, Sabour, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sabour, Bhagalpur 

# Pharka

Pharka is a village in Sabour sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **7,305 people in 1,428 households**, the 3rd largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.

- 7,305people (2011)
- 1,428households
- 72.1%literacy
- 869females per 1,000 males

## Pharka PIN code and other codes

Pharka falls in Sabour sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatFatehpur
- Community development blockSabour
- Census village code239359

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

## How far is Pharka from nearby towns?

- Sabour (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)16 km by road
- Mamlkha (nearest town)16 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 Pharka?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Pharka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mamlkha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mamlkha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Pharka known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 31% of the 325 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Pharka

Of every 100 households in Pharka in 2011, 40 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pharka · ■ Sabour rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**46%

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

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**78%

Use banking services ****46%**

**49%

Television ****17%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Pharka?

■ Pharka · ■ Sabour rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****869**

**880

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****911**

**944

Working population ****23.2%**

**27.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 63.5% for women. 40% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 261 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 292 (17%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 217 (13%) · **■** Marginal 908 (54%)

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 Sabour

- Fatehpur12,930 people
- Raziuddinpur8,957 people
- Lailakh5,097 people
- Lodipur5,058 people
- Masarh4,851 people
- Mamlakha4,695 people

[All 82 villages in Sabour](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/sabour/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pharka from Bhagalpur?16 km by road
- What is the population of Pharka?7,305 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pharka in?Bhagalpur district (Sabour sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pharka?72.1% (Census 2011)