# Bhakhri Village, Sonhaula, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sonhaula, Bhagalpur 

# Bhakhri

Bhakhri is a village in Sonhaula sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **706 people in 112 households**, the 87th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 29.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%.

- 706people (2011)
- 112households
- 29.7%literacy
- 801females per 1,000 males

## Bhakhri PIN code and other codes

Bhakhri falls in Sonhaula sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatTelaundha
- Community development blockSonhaula
- Census village code240191

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

## How far is Bhakhri from nearby towns?

- Sonhaula (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)46 km by road
- Colgong (nearest town)26 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 Bhakhri?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Bhakhri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Colgong
- ○Degree college10+ km · Colgong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Bhakhri known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 42% of the 61 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Bhakhri

Of every 100 households in Bhakhri in 2011, 0 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhakhri · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**24%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**85%

Use banking services ****1%**

**44%

Television ****4%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****63%**

**31%

Own their home ****88%**

**98%

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 Bhakhri?

■ Bhakhri · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****29.7%**

**54.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****801**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****617**

**944

Working population ****50.4%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 42.4% for men and 14.8% for women. 49% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 356 (100%)

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 Sonhaula

- Ankita777 people
- Gathaur774 people
- Lachhmipur766 people
- Chandpur712 people
- Tilakpur705 people
- Rasulpur689 people
- Baijnathpur686 people
- Bansipur Bela684 people

[All 177 villages in Sonhaula](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/sonhaula/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhakhri from Bhagalpur?46 km by road
- What is the population of Bhakhri?706 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhakhri in?Bhagalpur district (Sonhaula sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhakhri?29.7% (Census 2011)