# Baukhra Village, Kharagpur, Munger (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kharagpur, Munger 

# Baukhra

Baukhra is a village in Kharagpur sub-district of Munger district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **890 people in 154 households**, the 62nd largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.2%.

- 890people (2011)
- 154households
- 63.2%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Baukhra PIN code and other codes

Baukhra falls in Kharagpur sub-district, Munger district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBajalpur
- Community development blockKharagpur
- Census village code243005

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

## How far is Baukhra from nearby towns?

- Kharagpur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Munger (district HQ)30 km by road
- Kharagpur (nearest town)6 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 Baukhra?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kharagpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Parsando
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Munger
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 5 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 Baukhra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 30 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 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 Baukhra

Of every 100 households in Baukhra in 2011, 34 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Baukhra · ■ Kharagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**81%

Tap water ****17%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**95%

Use banking services ****78%**

**56%

Television ****18%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**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 Baukhra?

■ Baukhra · ■ Kharagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%**

**61.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**878

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871**

**940

Working population ****31.1%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.1% for men and 58.1% for women. 46% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 8 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 152 (55%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 32 (12%) · **■** Marginal 84 (30%)

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 Kharagpur

- Mandare1,048 people
- Sasan959 people
- Danrihar958 people
- Majhgain938 people
- Laurhia838 people
- Sagrampur820 people
- Lachhmipur701 people
- Ghorakhar682 people

[All 120 villages in Kharagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/munger/kharagpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Baukhra from Munger?30 km by road
- What is the population of Baukhra?890 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baukhra in?Munger district (Kharagpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Baukhra?63.2% (Census 2011)