# Barkagaon Village, Itarhi, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Itarhi, Buxar 

# Barkagaon

Barkagaon is a village in Itarhi sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar, PIN code **802123**. The 2011 Census counted **6,077 people in 955 households**, the 3rd largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 6,077people (2011)
- 955households
- 69.4%literacy
- 802123PIN code

## Barkagaon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Barkagaon is 802123.** Barkagaon falls in Itarhi sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- PIN code802123
- Gram panchayatBarkagaon
- Community development blockItarhi
- Census village code248750

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

## How far is Barkagaon from nearby towns?

- Itarhi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)25 km by road
- Buxar (nearest town)25 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 Barkagaon?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Barkagaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pasahara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sisaudha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)1 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 Barkagaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 468 hectares of village land is sown, and 329 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 Barkagaon

Of every 100 households in Barkagaon in 2011, 9 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barkagaon · ■ Itarhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**70%

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

**3%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****51%**

**55%

Television ****15%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**19%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Barkagaon?

■ Barkagaon · ■ Itarhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****908**

**946

Working population ****30.6%**

**30.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 58.2% for women. 46% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 617 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 157 (8%) · **■** Household industry 70 (4%) · **■** Other work 237 (13%) · **■** Marginal 781 (42%)

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 Itarhi

- Itarhi10,275 people
- Basudhar6,477 people
- Kukurha5,802 people
- Basao4,488 people
- Mahila4,066 people
- Unwans3,786 people

[All 167 villages in Itarhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/itarhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Barkagaon?802123
- How far is Barkagaon from Buxar?25 km by road
- What is the population of Barkagaon?6,077 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barkagaon in?Buxar district (Itarhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barkagaon?69.4% (Census 2011)
