# Pirokhar Village, Madhwapur, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/madhwapur/pirokhar/ Village · Madhwapur, Madhubani # Pirokhar Pirokhar is a village in Madhwapur sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,397 people in 1,471 households**, the 6th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.7%. - 6,397people (2011) - 1,471households - 63.2%literacy - 893females per 1,000 males ## Pirokhar PIN code and other codes Pirokhar falls in Madhwapur sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatPirokhar - Community development blockMadhwapur - Census village code219844 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pirokhar from nearby towns? - Madhwapur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Madhubani (district HQ)60 km by road - Janakpur Road (nearest town)10 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 Pirokhar? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Pirokhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sahar - ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhubani - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)5 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 Pirokhar known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 62% of the 507 hectares of village land is sown, and 112 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 Pirokhar Of every 100 households in Pirokhar in 2011, 18 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pirokhar · ■ Madhwapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****18%** **14% Toilet within the home ****16%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **81% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****33%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **95% Use banking services ****49%** **36% Television ****8%** **9% Mobile phone ****50%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****29%** **23% 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 Pirokhar? ■ Pirokhar · ■ Madhwapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%** **57.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893** **955 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****937** **917 Working population ****34.3%** **35.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.7% for men and 54.6% for women. 51% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 392 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 683 (31%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 185 (8%) · **■** Marginal 931 (42%) 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 Madhwapur - Sahar14,368 people - Madhwapur6,739 people - Bishunpur6,658 people - Salempur6,587 people - Utra6,203 people - Mukhiapatti6,190 people - Raima4,988 people - Balwa4,521 people [All 43 villages in Madhwapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/madhwapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Pirokhar from Madhubani?60 km by road - What is the population of Pirokhar?6,397 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pirokhar in?Madhubani district (Madhwapur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Pirokhar?63.2% (Census 2011)