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

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Village · Tarari, Bhojpur 

# Bhakura

Bhakura is a village in Tarari sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,835 people in 463 households**, the 21st largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%.

- 2,835people (2011)
- 463households
- 71.4%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Bhakura PIN code and other codes

Bhakura falls in Tarari sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhakura
- Community development blockTarari
- Census village code247641

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?

- Tarari (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)55 km by road
- Piro (nearest town)12 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?

7 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sedha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Piro
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 89% of the 196 hectares of village land is sown, and 162 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, 1 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhakura · ■ Tarari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**20%

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

**78%

Tap water ****3%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**78%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**95%

Use banking services ****59%**

**61%

Television ****5%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**9%

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

**2%

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

**22%

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 · ■ Tarari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%**

**71.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935**

**945

Working population ****37.4%**

**33.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 56.5% for women. 53% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 310 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 286 (27%) · **■** Household industry 89 (8%) · **■** Other work 166 (16%) · **■** Marginal 210 (20%)

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 Tarari

- Rajpur3,306 people
- Dhangawan3,300 people
- Sikarhata Khurd3,297 people
- Chanda3,016 people
- Dumaria2,733 people
- Chakia2,694 people
- Khutaha2,389 people
- Kab Dehra2,374 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhakura from Arrah?55 km by road
- What is the population of Bhakura?2,835 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhakura in?Bhojpur district (Tarari sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhakura?71.4% (Census 2011)