# Bhakura Village, Arrah, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Arrah, Bhojpur 

# Bhakura

Bhakura is a village in Arrah sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar, PIN code **802315**. The 2011 Census counted **4,835 people in 657 households**, the 8th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 4,835people (2011)
- 657households
- 72.6%literacy
- 802315PIN code

## Bhakura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhakura is 802315.** Bhakura falls in Arrah sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- PIN code802315
- Gram panchayatBhakura
- Community development blockArrah
- Census village code246733

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

## How far is Bhakura from nearby towns?

- Arrah (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)15 km by road
- Arrah (nearest town)15 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 Bhakura?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Bhakura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 5 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 Bhakura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 44% of the 335 hectares of village land is sown, and 148 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 Bhakura

Of every 100 households in Bhakura in 2011, 7 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhakura · ■ Arrah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**6%

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

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**75%

Tap water ****26%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**91%

Use banking services ****50%**

**61%

Television ****22%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**21%

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 Bhakura?

■ Bhakura · ■ Arrah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****860**

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**900

Working population ****26.2%**

**27.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 58.6% for women. 39% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 328 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 304 (24%) · **■** Household industry 42 (3%) · **■** Other work 175 (14%) · **■** Marginal 417 (33%)

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 Arrah

- Ijri5,455 people
- Ganghar5,324 people
- Sonadia5,262 people
- Sundarpur Barja4,951 people
- Karari4,679 people
- Daulatpur4,416 people
- Mahuli4,166 people
- Piraunta3,887 people

[All 115 villages in Arrah](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/arrah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhakura?802315
- How far is Bhakura from Arrah?15 km by road
- What is the population of Bhakura?4,835 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhakura in?Bhojpur district (Arrah sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhakura?72.6% (Census 2011)