# Bhagkharna Village, Thakurganj, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Thakurganj, Kishanganj 

# Bhagkharna

Bhagkharna is a village in Thakurganj sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,154 people in 217 households**, the 66th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 49.8%.

- 1,154people (2011)
- 217households
- 50.6%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Bhagkharna PIN code and other codes

Bhagkharna falls in Thakurganj sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChaital
- Community development blockThakurganj
- Census village code222437

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

## How far is Bhagkharna from nearby towns?

- Thakurganj (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)47 km by road
- Thakurganj (nearest town)11 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 Bhagkharna?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Thakurganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kanakpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 6 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 Bhagkharna known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 164 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Bhagkharna

Of every 100 households in Bhagkharna in 2011, 60 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhagkharna · ■ Thakurganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**13%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**52%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****11%**

**16%

Television ****6%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****51%**

**34%

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 Bhagkharna?

■ Bhagkharna · ■ Thakurganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.6%**

**49.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**977

Working population ****36.0%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.1% for men and 43.5% for women. 51% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 69 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 182 (44%) · **■** Other work 16 (4%) · **■** Marginal 149 (36%)

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 Thakurganj

- Panchgachhi1,247 people
- Teghari1,236 people
- Dastur1,198 people
- Dhakpara1,193 people
- Hazarigachh1,135 people
- Chhatar Katharo1,129 people
- Barchaundi1,037 people
- Jiapokhar953 people

[All 133 villages in Thakurganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/thakurganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhagkharna from Kishanganj?47 km by road
- What is the population of Bhagkharna?1,154 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhagkharna in?Kishanganj district (Thakurganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhagkharna?50.6% (Census 2011)