# Barka Gaon Village, Marwan, Muzaffarpur (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/marwan/barka-gaon/ Village · Marwan, Muzaffarpur # Barka Gaon Barka Gaon is a village in Marwan sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **16,327 people in 2,910 households**, the 1st largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.4%. - 16,327people (2011) - 2,910households - 57.3%literacy - 907females per 1,000 males ## Barka Gaon PIN code and other codes Barka Gaon falls in Marwan sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBarka Gaon South - Community development blockMarwan - Census village code228525 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Barka Gaon from nearby towns? - Marwan (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Muzaffarpur (district HQ)19 km by road - Muzaffarpur (nearest town)19 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 Barka Gaon? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Barka Gaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●PolytechnicIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub 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 - ●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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Barka Gaon known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 70% of the 1,656 hectares of village land is sown, and 680 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 Barka Gaon Of every 100 households in Barka Gaon in 2011, 5 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Barka Gaon · ■ Marwan rural average Electricity for lighting ****5%** **12% Toilet within the home ****25%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **75% Tap water ****1%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****42%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **92% Use banking services ****42%** **50% Television ****15%** **17% Mobile phone ****63%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****19%** **20% Own their home ****98%** **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 Barka Gaon? ■ Barka Gaon · ■ Marwan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.3%** **63.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907** **904 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****993** **936 Working population ****31.7%** **31.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.4% for men and 48.2% for women. 47% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 990 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,658 (32%) · **■** Household industry 207 (4%) · **■** Other work 632 (12%) · **■** Marginal 1,683 (33%) 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 Marwan - Roksa13,148 people - Pakahi Khas7,535 people - Bhatauna7,240 people - Jain Khurd6,782 people [All 62 villages in Marwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/marwan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Barka Gaon from Muzaffarpur?19 km by road - What is the population of Barka Gaon?16,327 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barka Gaon in?Muzaffarpur district (Marwan sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Barka Gaon?57.3% (Census 2011)