# Barka Dhab Village, Dumaria, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Dumaria, Gaya 

# Barka Dhab

Barka Dhab is a village in Dumaria sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **900 people in 153 households**, the 54th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 55.8%.

- 900people (2011)
- 153households
- 55.0%literacy
- 1,041females per 1,000 males

## Barka Dhab PIN code and other codes

Barka Dhab falls in Dumaria sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhokaha
- Community development blockDumaria
- Census village code256215

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

## How far is Barka Dhab from nearby towns?

- Dumaria (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)108 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)51 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 Barka Dhab?

0 services counted by the Census are inside Barka Dhab; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Kushadih
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kachar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Imamganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Barka Dhab known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 65% of the 54 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 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 Barka Dhab

Of every 100 households in Barka Dhab in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barka Dhab · ■ Dumaria rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**28%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**99%

Use banking services ****37%**

**34%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**35%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Barka Dhab?

■ Barka Dhab · ■ Dumaria rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.0%**

**55.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1041**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1191**

**954

Working population ****47.2%**

**38.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.2% for men and 45.9% for women. 50% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 49 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 60 (14%) · **■** Household industry 36 (8%) · **■** Other work 16 (4%) · **■** Marginal 264 (62%)

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 Dumaria

- Barwadih953 people
- Pathra929 people
- Karman923 people
- Kewla Kalan919 people
- Rachhia890 people
- Khaira885 people
- Bodhi Bigha847 people
- Chhotka Kewla839 people

[All 124 villages in Dumaria](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/dumaria/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barka Dhab from Gaya?108 km by road
- What is the population of Barka Dhab?900 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barka Dhab in?Gaya district (Dumaria sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barka Dhab?55.0% (Census 2011)