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

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/sameli/bakia/

Village · Sameli, Katihar 

# Bakia

Bakia is a village in Sameli sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **854101**. The 2011 Census counted **3,697 people in 693 households**, the 7th largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%.

- 3,697people (2011)
- 693households
- 54.0%literacy
- 854101PIN code

## Bakia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bakia is 854101.** Bakia falls in Sameli sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- PIN code854101
- Gram panchayatDumar
- Community development blockSameli
- Census village code225635

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

## How far is Bakia from nearby towns?

- Sameli (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)32 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)32 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 Bakia?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn 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
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Bakia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 45% of the 357 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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 Bakia

Of every 100 households in Bakia in 2011, 8 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bakia · ■ Sameli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**56%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****16%**

**33%

Television ****9%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**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 Bakia?

■ Bakia · ■ Sameli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.0%**

**54.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1035**

**968

Working population ****42.3%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.4% for men and 44.8% for women. 45% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 331 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 427 (27%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 64 (4%) · **■** Marginal 734 (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 Sameli

- Dumar7,282 people
- Khaira6,864 people
- Maula Nagar Chakla6,422 people
- Chhohar6,073 people
- Mothoria2,830 people
- Salempur2,819 people
- Bakhri2,583 people
- Khonta2,439 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bakia?854101
- How far is Bakia from Katihar?32 km by road
- What is the population of Bakia?3,697 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bakia in?Katihar district (Sameli sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bakia?54.0% (Census 2011)