# Barapokhar Village, Pothia, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Pothia, Kishanganj 

# Barapokhar

Barapokhar is a village in Pothia sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,593 people in 308 households**, the 56th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.3%.

- 1,593people (2011)
- 308households
- 74.2%literacy
- 831females per 1,000 males

## Barapokhar PIN code and other codes

Barapokhar falls in Pothia sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatFala
- Community development blockPothia
- Census village code222521

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

## How far is Barapokhar from nearby towns?

- Pothia (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)42 km by road
- Thakurganj (nearest town)14 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 Barapokhar?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Barapokhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pothia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Barapokhar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 30% of the 146 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 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 Barapokhar

Of every 100 households in Barapokhar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barapokhar · ■ Pothia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**42%

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

**0%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****36%**

**20%

Television ****19%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****48%**

**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 Barapokhar?

■ Barapokhar · ■ Pothia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%**

**51.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****831**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****798**

**958

Working population ****35.8%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.8% for men and 63.9% for women. 47% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 105 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 169 (30%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 25 (4%) · **■** Marginal 269 (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 Pothia

- Birpur1,685 people
- Saradighi1,678 people
- Raipur1,672 people
- Pharabari1,665 people
- Dhobinia1,586 people
- Adhikari1,578 people
- Nandakuri1,564 people
- Nimalagaon1,559 people

[All 149 villages in Pothia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/pothia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barapokhar from Kishanganj?42 km by road
- What is the population of Barapokhar?1,593 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barapokhar in?Kishanganj district (Pothia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barapokhar?74.2% (Census 2011)