# Bhakrain Village, Madhepur, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/madhepur/bhakrain/ Village · Madhepur, Madhubani # Bhakrain Bhakrain is a village in Madhepur sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,515 people in 1,091 households**, the 23rd largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.5%. - 4,515people (2011) - 1,091households - 63.5%literacy - 898females per 1,000 males ## Bhakrain PIN code and other codes Bhakrain falls in Madhepur sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBhakrain - Community development blockMadhepur - Census village code220863 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhakrain from nearby towns? - Madhepur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Madhubani (district HQ)55 km by road - Jhanjharpur (nearest town)23 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 Bhakrain? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Bhakrain; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Madhepur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Madhepur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ghoghardih - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)2 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 Bhakrain known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 293 hectares of village land is sown, and 129 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 Bhakrain Of every 100 households in Bhakrain in 2011, 9 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bhakrain · ■ Madhepur rural average Electricity for lighting ****9%** **4% Toilet within the home ****25%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **83% Tap water ****7%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****50%** **47% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **95% Use banking services ****50%** **36% Television ****6%** **4% Mobile phone ****53%** **48% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****33%** **34% Own their home ****99%** **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 Bhakrain? ■ Bhakrain · ■ Madhepur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%** **55.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898** **921 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****945** **946 Working population ****34.9%** **36.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.1% for men and 53.9% for women. 50% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 282 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 726 (46%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 159 (10%) · **■** Marginal 392 (25%) 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 Madhepur - Parwalpur5,442 people - Karhara5,275 people - Basipatti5,158 people - Tangraha4,600 people - Az Rakbe Sidhi Tajpur4,390 people - Khajuri4,028 people - Barsham3,687 people - Madanpur3,156 people [All 86 villages in Madhepur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/madhepur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bhakrain from Madhubani?55 km by road - What is the population of Bhakrain?4,515 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhakrain in?Madhubani district (Madhepur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bhakrain?63.5% (Census 2011)