# Thakuri Village, Charpokhari, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Charpokhari, Bhojpur 

# Thakuri

Thakuri is a village in Charpokhari sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,096 people in 325 households**, the 12th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%.

- 2,096people (2011)
- 325households
- 68.9%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Thakuri PIN code and other codes

Thakuri falls in Charpokhari sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatThakuri
- Community development blockCharpokhari
- Census village code247464

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

## How far is Thakuri from nearby towns?

- Charpokhari (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)37 km by road
- Piro (nearest town)8 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 Thakuri?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Thakuri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Katar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Piro
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 Thakuri known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 189 hectares of village land is sown, and 166 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 Thakuri

Of every 100 households in Thakuri in 2011, 0 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Thakuri · ■ Charpokhari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

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

**14%

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

**85%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**74%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**94%

Use banking services ****53%**

**59%

Television ****10%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**25%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Thakuri?

■ Thakuri · ■ Charpokhari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%**

**68.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****994**

**916

Working population ****35.8%**

**30.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 51.5% for women. 47% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 255 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 9 (1%) · **■** Marginal 467 (62%)

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 Charpokhari

- Siya Dih2,452 people
- Dhanauti2,294 people
- Babu bandh2,289 people
- Kumhaila2,111 people
- Itaura2,080 people
- Majhiawan2,042 people
- Kathrain2,031 people
- Kanai2,025 people

[All 90 villages in Charpokhari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/charpokhari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Thakuri from Arrah?37 km by road
- What is the population of Thakuri?2,096 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thakuri in?Bhojpur district (Charpokhari sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Thakuri?68.9% (Census 2011)