# Pakri Sham Village, Phulwaria, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/phulwaria/pakri-sham/ Village · Phulwaria, Gopalganj # Pakri Sham Pakri Sham is a village in Phulwaria sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,138 people in 195 households**, the 48th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.8%. - 1,138people (2011) - 195households - 68.2%literacy - 1,115females per 1,000 males ## Pakri Sham PIN code and other codes Pakri Sham falls in Phulwaria sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBathua Bazar - Community development blockPhulwaria - Census village code230528 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pakri Sham from nearby towns? - Phulwaria (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Gopalganj (district HQ)20 km by road - Gopalganj (nearest town)20 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 Pakri Sham? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Pakri Sham; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Balepur - ○Degree college10+ km · Hathua - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - 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 Pakri Sham known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 106 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Pakri Sham Of every 100 households in Pakri Sham in 2011, 20 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pakri Sham · ■ Phulwaria rural average Electricity for lighting ****20%** **18% Toilet within the home ****8%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **81% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****65%** **59% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **92% Use banking services ****58%** **69% Television ****14%** **17% Mobile phone ****60%** **76% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****18%** **8% 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 Pakri Sham? ■ Pakri Sham · ■ Phulwaria rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%** **69.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1115** **1014 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1092** **959 Working population ****20.6%** **30.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.7% for men and 55.2% for women. 37% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 116 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (19%) · **■** Household industry 11 (5%) · **■** Other work 35 (15%) · **■** Marginal 28 (12%) 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 Phulwaria - Saunha1,216 people - Kanthi Bathua1,198 people - Bhagwanpur1,156 people - Manjha Kanhwaria1,143 people - Bhagwat Parsa Kalan1,125 people - Chaube Parsa1,122 people - Qazipur1,108 people - Magirwa Khurd1,076 people [All 106 villages in Phulwaria](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/phulwaria/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Pakri Sham from Gopalganj?20 km by road - What is the population of Pakri Sham?1,138 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pakri Sham in?Gopalganj district (Phulwaria sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Pakri Sham?68.2% (Census 2011)