# BarkaBahera Village, Amas, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Amas, Gaya 

# BarkaBahera

BarkaBahera is a village in Amas sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar, PIN code **824208**. The 2011 Census counted **1,147 people in 181 households**, the 38th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 1,147people (2011)
- 181households
- 69.8%literacy
- 824208PIN code

## BarkaBahera PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of BarkaBahera is 824208.** BarkaBahera falls in Amas sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- PIN code824208
- Gram panchayatBarki Chilmi
- Community development blockAmas
- Census village code255815

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

## How far is BarkaBahera from nearby towns?

- Amas (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)70 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)16 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 BarkaBahera?

3 services counted by the Census are inside BarkaBahera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sherghati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 BarkaBahera known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 89 hectares of village land is sown, and 69 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 BarkaBahera

Of every 100 households in BarkaBahera in 2011, 0 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ BarkaBahera · ■ Amas rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**75%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**43%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****56%**

**49%

Television ****11%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 BarkaBahera?

■ BarkaBahera · ■ Amas rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****684**

**971

Working population ****61.8%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.4% for men and 61.8% for women. 63% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 43 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 261 (37%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 144 (20%) · **■** Marginal 259 (37%)

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 Amas

- Mircha1,242 people
- Ramuan Chak1,218 people
- Babhandih1,201 people
- Dhibra1,195 people
- Paharpur1,121 people
- Lemua1,115 people
- Chaprdah1,095 people
- Bindraban1,044 people

[All 102 villages in Amas](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/amas/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of BarkaBahera?824208
- How far is BarkaBahera from Gaya?70 km by road
- What is the population of BarkaBahera?1,147 (Census 2011)
- Which district is BarkaBahera in?Gaya district (Amas sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of BarkaBahera?69.8% (Census 2011)