Village · Gwalpara, Madhepura # Fakirna Fakirna is a village in Gwalpara sub-district of Madhepura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 602 people in 119 households, the 35th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.9%. - 602 people (2011) - 119 households - 65.8% literacy - 929 females per 1,000 males ## Fakirna PIN code and other codes Fakirna falls in Gwalpara sub-district, Madhepura district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Sarounee Kala - Community development block Gwalpara - Census village code 226067 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Fakirna from nearby towns? - Gwalpara (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road - Madhepura (district HQ) 29 km by road - Madhepura (nearest town) 27 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Fakirna? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Fakirna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Gwalpara - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Madhepura - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Madhepura - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 3 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Fakirna known for? The main crops are paddy, wheat and maize. Products made here include rice mills. About 93% of the 62 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Fakirna Of every 100 households in Fakirna in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Fakirna · ■ Gwalpara rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 4% - Toilet within the home 8% 10% - No toilet (open defecation) 92% 89% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 39% 63% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 40% 25% - Television 8% 5% - Mobile phone 24% 37% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 4% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 15% 39% - Own their home 99% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Fakirna? ■ Fakirna · ■ Gwalpara rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 65.8% 52.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 929 931 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1055 938 - Working population 44.4% 39.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.7% for men and 46.1% for women. 50% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 57 (21%) · ■ Farm labourers 28 (10%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 6 (2%) · ■ Marginal 174 (65%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Gwalpara - Jhitkia Hadi 1,242 people - Parsaha 1,189 people - Kalyanpatti 1,115 people - Jhitkia 958 people - Rakhia Patti 600 people - Mohammadpur 566 people - Chakla Gopal Jha 550 people - Pandukia Milik 546 people All 51 villages in Gwalpara ## Quick answers - How far is Fakirna from Madhepura? 29 km by road - What is the population of Fakirna? 602 (Census 2011) - Which district is Fakirna in? Madhepura district (Gwalpara sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Fakirna? 65.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/gwalpara/fakirna/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.