# Fakirana Village, Biraul, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/biraul/fakirana/ Village · Biraul, Darbhanga # Fakirana Fakirana is a village in Biraul sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,158 people in 271 households**, the 48th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 53.3%. - 1,158people (2011) - 271households - 52.9%literacy - 1,007females per 1,000 males ## Fakirana PIN code and other codes Fakirana falls in Biraul sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatFakirana - Community development blockBiraul - Census village code227746 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Fakirana from nearby towns? - Biraul (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Darbhanga (district HQ)42 km by road - Darbhanga (nearest town)42 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 Fakirana? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Fakirana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Fakirana - ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 10 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 Fakirana known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 45% of the 56 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Fakirana Of every 100 households in Fakirana in 2011, 59 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Fakirana · ■ Biraul rural average Electricity for lighting ****59%** **8% Toilet within the home ****2%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **83% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****37%** **43% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **96% Use banking services ****19%** **32% Television ****3%** **5% Mobile phone ****51%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****42%** **29% Own their home ****94%** **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 Fakirana? ■ Fakirana · ■ Biraul rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.9%** **53.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007** **916 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1239** **938 Working population ****26.2%** **30.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.6% for men and 35.4% for women. 47% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 25 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 196 (65%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 44 (15%) · **■** Marginal 35 (12%) 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 Biraul - Rasulpur1,434 people - Arjuna Bijulia1,263 people - Jaikishunpur1,255 people - Changwara1,187 people - Gambhiria1,113 people - Talibpur1,023 people - Belgaun855 people - Lalpur834 people [All 70 villages in Biraul](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/biraul/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Fakirana from Darbhanga?42 km by road - What is the population of Fakirana?1,158 (Census 2011) - Which district is Fakirana in?Darbhanga district (Biraul sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Fakirana?52.9% (Census 2011)