# Bakhri Village, Sameli, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sameli, Katihar 

# Bakhri

Bakhri is a village in Sameli sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **854104**. The 2011 Census counted **2,583 people in 500 households**, the 10th largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%.

- 2,583people (2011)
- 500households
- 43.7%literacy
- 854104PIN code

## Bakhri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bakhri is 854104.** Bakhri falls in Sameli sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- PIN code854104
- Gram panchayatMothoria
- Community development blockSameli
- Census village code225638

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

## How far is Bakhri from nearby towns?

- Sameli (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)36 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)36 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 Bakhri?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Bakhri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●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 school10+ km · Kusiari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kusiari
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Bakhri known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 45% of the 618 hectares of village land is sown, and 186 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 Bakhri

Of every 100 households in Bakhri in 2011, 20 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bakhri · ■ Sameli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**56%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****13%**

**33%

Television ****5%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****74%**

**34%

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 Bakhri?

■ Bakhri · ■ Sameli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.7%**

**54.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1027**

**968

Working population ****42.4%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.0% for men and 33.4% for women. 48% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 119 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 458 (42%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 11 (1%) · **■** Marginal 502 (46%)

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 Sameli

- Chhohar6,073 people
- Bakia3,697 people
- Mothoria2,830 people
- Salempur2,819 people
- Khonta2,439 people
- Kusiari1,867 people
- Bharaili1,595 people
- Madarsa1,370 people

[All 36 villages in Sameli](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/sameli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bakhri?854104
- How far is Bakhri from Katihar?36 km by road
- What is the population of Bakhri?2,583 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bakhri in?Katihar district (Sameli sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bakhri?43.7% (Census 2011)