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

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Village · Sonhaula, Bhagalpur 

# Pakaria

Pakaria is a village in Sonhaula sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **684 people in 130 households**, the 92nd largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%.

- 684people (2011)
- 130households
- 63.5%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Pakaria PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatSilhankhajuria
- Community development blockSonhaula
- Census village code240341

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?

- Sonhaula (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)45 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 Pakaria?

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

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bha
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kah
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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 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 Pakaria known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 13% of the 100 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 Pakaria

Of every 100 households in Pakaria in 2011, 0 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pakaria · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**85%

Use banking services ****33%**

**44%

Television ****9%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Pakaria?

■ Pakaria · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%**

**54.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971**

**944

Working population ****30.4%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.5% for men and 52.8% for women. 50% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 104 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (9%) · **■** Other work 14 (7%) · **■** Marginal 71 (34%)

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

- Tilakpur705 people
- Rasulpur689 people
- Baijnathpur686 people
- Bansipur Bela684 people
- Rasulpur668 people
- Majlispur659 people
- Kewanchak635 people
- Bangaon623 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Pakaria from Bhagalpur?45 km by road
- What is the population of Pakaria?684 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pakaria in?Bhagalpur district (Sonhaula sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pakaria?63.5% (Census 2011)