# Barpokhar Village, Balrampur, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Balrampur, Katihar 

# Barpokhar

Barpokhar is a village in Balrampur sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **592 people in 130 households**, the 82nd largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.2%.

- 592people (2011)
- 130households
- 90.0%literacy
- 904females per 1,000 males

## Barpokhar PIN code and other codes

Barpokhar falls in Balrampur sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBijaul
- Community development blockBalrampur
- Census village code224794

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

## How far is Barpokhar from nearby towns?

- Balrampur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)64 km by road
- Dalkhola (nearest town)12 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 Barpokhar?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Barpokhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Balrampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salmari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

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 Barpokhar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 100 hectares of village land is sown, and 73 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 Barpokhar

Of every 100 households in Barpokhar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barpokhar · ■ Balrampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**44%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****30%**

**15%

Television ****6%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**35%

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 Barpokhar?

■ Barpokhar · ■ Balrampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.0%**

**47.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1218**

**953

Working population ****29.1%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.0% for men and 88.8% for women. 52% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 38 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 113 (66%) · **■** Other work 19 (11%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Balrampur

- Baisbighi639 people
- Binabari626 people
- Kotebador626 people
- Jajan603 people
- Balia Bhag578 people
- Biswaspur538 people
- Balia Bhag Milik535 people
- Bankatta514 people

[All 155 villages in Balrampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/balrampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barpokhar from Katihar?64 km by road
- What is the population of Barpokhar?592 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barpokhar in?Katihar district (Balrampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barpokhar?90.0% (Census 2011)