# Bharsia Village, Falka, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Falka, Katihar 

# Bharsia

Bharsia is a village in Falka sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,232 people in 1,121 households**, the 9th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.0%.

- 6,232people (2011)
- 1,121households
- 41.0%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Bharsia PIN code and other codes

Bharsia falls in Falka sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBharsia
- Community development blockFalka
- Census village code224310

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

## How far is Bharsia from nearby towns?

- Falka (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)27 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)27 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 Bharsia?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Bharsia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Salehpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 Bharsia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 374 hectares of village land is sown, and 189 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 Bharsia

Of every 100 households in Bharsia in 2011, 3 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bharsia · ■ Falka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**54%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****11%**

**30%

Television ****4%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bharsia?

■ Bharsia · ■ Falka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.0%**

**47.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****995**

**976

Working population ****36.4%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.1% for men and 32.1% for women. 45% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 197 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 834 (37%) · **■** Household industry 57 (3%) · **■** Other work 119 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1,064 (47%)

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 Falka

- Morsanda8,519 people
- Pirmokam7,052 people
- Hathwara6,758 people
- Gobindpur6,666 people
- Baretha5,731 people
- Phuldobhi5,228 people
- Maghaili4,567 people
- Rahata4,184 people

[All 72 villages in Falka](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/falka/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bharsia from Katihar?27 km by road
- What is the population of Bharsia?6,232 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bharsia in?Katihar district (Falka sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bharsia?41.0% (Census 2011)