# Barika Village, Atri, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Atri, Gaya 

# Barika

Barika is a village in Atri sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,116 people in 142 households**, the 24th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.5%.

- 1,116people (2011)
- 142households
- 78.7%literacy
- 1,011females per 1,000 males

## Barika PIN code and other codes

Barika falls in Atri sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDhushri
- Community development blockAtri
- Census village code255210

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

## How far is Barika from nearby towns?

- Atri (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)41 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)41 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 Barika?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Barika known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 223 hectares of village land is sown, and 195 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 Barika

Of every 100 households in Barika in 2011, 1 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Barika · ■ Atri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

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

**13%

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

**87%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**97%

Use banking services ****60%**

**42%

Television ****19%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Barika?

■ Barika · ■ Atri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%**

**60.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1155**

**971

Working population ****21.1%**

**44.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.5% for men and 73.9% for women. 38% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 83 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (9%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 39 (17%) · **■** Marginal 88 (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 Atri

- Mapha1,391 people
- Pathari1,342 people
- Pali1,133 people
- Chiriawan1,122 people
- Asarhia1,072 people
- Jehli Bigha1,072 people
- Tajparsa1,040 people
- Taunsi1,022 people

[All 61 villages in Atri](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/atri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barika from Gaya?41 km by road
- What is the population of Barika?1,116 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barika in?Gaya district (Atri sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barika?78.7% (Census 2011)