# Bahrakhar Village, Barsoi, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barsoi, Katihar 

# Bahrakhar

Bahrakhar is a village in Barsoi sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **855102**. The 2011 Census counted **3,459 people in 730 households**, the 20th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 43.7%.

- 3,459people (2011)
- 730households
- 34.2%literacy
- 855102PIN code

## Bahrakhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bahrakhar is 855102.** Bahrakhar falls in Barsoi sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- PIN code855102
- Gram panchayatLagua
- Community development blockBarsoi
- Census village code224948

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

## How far is Bahrakhar from nearby towns?

- Barsoi (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)45 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)45 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 Bahrakhar?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Bahrakhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Abadpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sultanpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Bahrakhar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 290 hectares of village land is sown, and 165 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 Bahrakhar

Of every 100 households in Bahrakhar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bahrakhar · ■ Barsoi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**41%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****9%**

**15%

Television ****1%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**40%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Bahrakhar?

■ Bahrakhar · ■ Barsoi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****34.2%**

**43.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****853**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880**

**960

Working population ****35.3%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 36.2% for men and 31.8% for women. 49% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 97 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 544 (45%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 15 (1%) · **■** Marginal 552 (45%)

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 Barsoi

- Belwa3,852 people
- Shiwanpur3,754 people
- Mathurapur3,578 people
- Kaliannagar3,489 people
- Kamraul3,384 people
- Raghunathpur3,381 people
- Chapakhor3,223 people
- Beltar3,158 people

[All 231 villages in Barsoi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/barsoi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bahrakhar?855102
- How far is Bahrakhar from Katihar?45 km by road
- What is the population of Bahrakhar?3,459 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bahrakhar in?Katihar district (Barsoi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bahrakhar?34.2% (Census 2011)