Village · Bahadurpur, Darbhanga
# Phakila

Phakila is a village in Bahadurpur sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code 846002. The 2011 Census counted 646 people in 120 households, the 95th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.6%.
- 646 people (2011)
- 120 households
- 71.1% literacy
- 846002 PIN code

## Phakila PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Phakila is 846002. Phakila falls in Bahadurpur sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.
- PIN code 846002
- Gram panchayat Biuni Andama
- Community development block Bahadurpur
- Census village code 227412

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Phakila from nearby towns?
- Bahadurpur (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ) 8 km by road
- Darbhanga (nearest town) 8 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Phakila?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Phakila; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 7 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Phakila known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 56% of the 97 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Phakila

Of every 100 households in Phakila in 2011, 30 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Phakila · ■ Bahadurpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 30% 22%
- Toilet within the home 19% 25%
- No toilet (open defecation) 81% 74%
- Tap water 0% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 51% 39%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 11% 9%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 66% 88%
- Use banking services 41% 44%
- Television 24% 13%
- Mobile phone 61% 51%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 10% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 25% 26%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Phakila?

■ Phakila · ■ Bahadurpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 71.1% 57.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 883 891
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1053 907
- Working population 28.0% 29.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 57.2% for women. 47% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 20 (11%) · ■ Farm labourers 30 (17%) · ■ Household industry 47 (26%) · ■ Other work 66 (36%) · ■ Marginal 18 (10%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Bahadurpur
- Balia 813 people
- Salaha 779 people
- Shahpur 749 people
- Parauna 705 people
- Pirari 645 people
- Raja Rauli 605 people
- Kishunpur 558 people
- Bastauli 544 people

All 171 villages in Bahadurpur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Phakila? 846002
- How far is Phakila from Darbhanga? 8 km by road
- What is the population of Phakila? 646 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Phakila in? Darbhanga district (Bahadurpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Phakila? 71.1% (Census 2011)

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