# Barkakatra Village, Mohania, Kaimur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Mohania, Kaimur 

# Barkakatra

Barkakatra is a village in Mohania sub-district of Kaimur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,615 people in 783 households**, the 6th largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 5,615people (2011)
- 783households
- 69.4%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Barkakatra PIN code and other codes

Barkakatra falls in Mohania sub-district, Kaimur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKatra Kala
- Community development blockMohania
- Census village code249352

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

## How far is Barkakatra from nearby towns?

- Mohania (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Bhabua (district HQ)28 km by road
- Bhabua (nearest town)28 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 Barkakatra?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhabua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Barkakatra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 208 hectares of village land is sown, and 198 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 Barkakatra

Of every 100 households in Barkakatra in 2011, 5 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Barkakatra · ■ Mohania rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**91%

Use banking services ****58%**

**53%

Television ****30%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**11%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****7%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Barkakatra?

■ Barkakatra · ■ Mohania rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1046**

**934

Working population ****27.9%**

**28.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 60.4% for women. 46% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 500 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 101 (6%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 44 (3%) · **■** Marginal 903 (58%)

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 Mohania

- Darwan7,096 people
- Barhupar6,461 people
- Belaunri5,824 people
- Bharkhar5,764 people
- Kathej4,471 people
- Mujan4,333 people
- Baghni4,189 people
- Dadar3,986 people

[All 208 villages in Mohania](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/mohania/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barkakatra from Bhabua?28 km by road
- What is the population of Barkakatra?5,615 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barkakatra in?Kaimur district (Mohania sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barkakatra?69.4% (Census 2011)