# Barka Amtha Village, Hathua, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/hathua/barka-amtha/ Village · Hathua, Gopalganj # Barka Amtha Barka Amtha is a village in Hathua sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,191 people in 366 households**, the 37th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%. - 2,191people (2011) - 366households - 70.6%literacy - 981females per 1,000 males ## Barka Amtha PIN code and other codes Barka Amtha falls in Hathua sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatLain Bazar - Community development blockHathua - Census village code230604 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Barka Amtha from nearby towns? - Hathua (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Gopalganj (district HQ)20 km by road - Mirganj (nearest town)11 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 Amtha? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Barka Amtha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hathua - ○Degree college5–10 km · Hathua - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 4 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 Barka Amtha known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 91% of the 94 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Amtha Of every 100 households in Barka Amtha in 2011, 3 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Barka Amtha · ■ Hathua rural average Electricity for lighting ****3%** **20% Toilet within the home ****16%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **78% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****74%** **63% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **90% Use banking services ****79%** **69% Television ****24%** **16% Mobile phone ****78%** **72% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **10% 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 Barka Amtha? ■ Barka Amtha · ■ Hathua rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%** **68.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981** **1008 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959** **935 Working population ****25.1%** **34.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.0% for men and 59.0% for women. 47% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 127 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 85 (15%) · **■** Household industry 18 (3%) · **■** Other work 52 (9%) · **■** Marginal 268 (49%) 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 Hathua - Piuli2,400 people - Narainian2,342 people - Pachphera2,334 people - Rupan Chak2,233 people - Siriswa Dube2,177 people - Atwa Durg1,950 people - Bhagirathi1,889 people - Kalu Patti1,871 people [All 107 villages in Hathua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/hathua/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Barka Amtha from Gopalganj?20 km by road - What is the population of Barka Amtha?2,191 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barka Amtha in?Gopalganj district (Hathua sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Barka Amtha?70.6% (Census 2011)