# Pakhram Village, Biraul, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/biraul/pakhram/ Village · Biraul, Darbhanga # Pakhram Pakhram is a village in Biraul sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code **847203**. The 2011 Census counted **28,209 people in 5,483 households**, the 1st largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.3%. - 28,209people (2011) - 5,483households - 50.5%literacy - 847203PIN code ## Pakhram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pakhram is 847203.** Pakhram falls in Biraul sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - PIN code847203 - Gram panchayatPakhram South, Pakhram North - Community development blockBiraul - Census village code227728 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pakhram from nearby towns? - Biraul (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Darbhanga (district HQ)45 km by road - Darbhanga (nearest town)45 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 Pakhram? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Pakhram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 4 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn 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 school10+ km · Biraul - ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Pakhram known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 59% of the 1,750 hectares of village land is sown, and 482 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 Pakhram Of every 100 households in Pakhram in 2011, 4 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pakhram · ■ Biraul rural average Electricity for lighting ****4%** **8% Toilet within the home ****10%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **83% Tap water ****2%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****39%** **43% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **96% Use banking services ****23%** **32% Television ****4%** **5% Mobile phone ****46%** **54% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****32%** **29% Own their home ****98%** **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 Pakhram? ■ Pakhram · ■ Biraul rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.5%** **53.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894** **916 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****940** **938 Working population ****32.9%** **30.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.5% for men and 39.1% for women. 47% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 2,225 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,784 (30%) · **■** Household industry 159 (2%) · **■** Other work 573 (6%) · **■** Marginal 3,548 (38%) 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 - Saho27,390 people - Supaul19,617 people - Rohar17,506 people - Afzala14,595 people [All 70 villages in Biraul](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/biraul/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pakhram?847203 - How far is Pakhram from Darbhanga?45 km by road - What is the population of Pakhram?28,209 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pakhram in?Darbhanga district (Biraul sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Pakhram?50.5% (Census 2011)