# Thakraha Village, Thakrahan, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/thakrahan/thakraha/ Village · Thakrahan, Pashchim Champaran # Thakraha Thakraha is a village in Thakrahan sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **35,734 people in 5,963 households**, the 1st largest of 10 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 43.0%. - 35,734people (2011) - 5,963households - 50.6%literacy - 932females per 1,000 males ## Thakraha PIN code and other codes Thakraha falls in Thakrahan sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatJagiraha, Thakaraha, Koirpati - Community development blockThakrahan - Census village code217038 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thakraha from nearby towns? - Bettiah (district HQ)32 km by road - Bettiah (nearest town)32 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 Thakraha? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Thakraha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 18 govt · 4 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 4 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 4 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Betiah - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river 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 Thakraha known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 3,707 hectares of village land is sown, and 2,803 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 Thakraha Of every 100 households in Thakraha in 2011, 2 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Thakraha · ■ Thakrahan rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **1% Toilet within the home ****8%** **6% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **93% Tap water ****4%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****63%** **48% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **99% Use banking services ****68%** **53% Television ****5%** **4% Mobile phone ****55%** **52% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****15%** **15% 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 Thakraha? ■ Thakraha · ■ Thakrahan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.6%** **43.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932** **899 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1015** **1012 Working population ****30.1%** **36.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.0% for men and 38.1% for women. 44% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,279 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,970 (28%) · **■** Household industry 118 (1%) · **■** Other work 794 (7%) · **■** Marginal 5,609 (52%) 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 Thakrahan - Sirinagar10,748 people - Haripur2,874 people - Ladiharwa710 people - Puraina602 people [All 13 villages in Thakrahan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/thakrahan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Thakraha from Bettiah?32 km by road - What is the population of Thakraha?35,734 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thakraha in?Pashchim Champaran district (Thakrahan sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Thakraha?50.6% (Census 2011)