# Bharkhara Village, Dumraon, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dumraon, Buxar 

# Bharkhara

Bharkhara is a village in Dumraon sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **176 people in 34 households**, the 66th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.

- 176people (2011)
- 34households
- 62.9%literacy
- 1,200females per 1,000 males

## Bharkhara PIN code and other codes

Bharkhara falls in Dumraon sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChilhari
- Community development blockDumraon
- Census village code248130

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

## How far is Bharkhara from nearby towns?

- Dumraon (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)22 km by road
- Dumraon (nearest town)10 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 Bharkhara?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Katkinar
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Hakimpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumraon
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Bharkhara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 44 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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 Bharkhara

Of every 100 households in Bharkhara in 2011, 8 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bharkhara · ■ Dumraon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**68%

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

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**91%

Use banking services ****71%**

**57%

Television ****3%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****58%**

**21%

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 Bharkhara?

■ Bharkhara · ■ Dumraon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1200**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062**

**949

Working population ****25.0%**

**33.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.5% for men and 63.3% for women. 42% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 16 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (45%) · **■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 4 (9%) · **■** Marginal 3 (7%)

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 Dumraon

- Dahigana384 people
- Misraulia243 people
- Mohammadpur222 people
- Tulshipur213 people
- Naudiha144 people
- Mohanpur111 people
- Hakimpur110 people
- Mustafapur73 people

[All 93 villages in Dumraon](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/dumraon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bharkhara from Buxar?22 km by road
- What is the population of Bharkhara?176 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bharkhara in?Buxar district (Dumraon sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bharkhara?62.9% (Census 2011)