# Bhakhri Village, Dhanarua, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Dhanarua, Patna 

# Bhakhri

Bhakhri is a village in Dhanarua sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,987 people in 500 households**, the 18th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.7%.

- 2,987people (2011)
- 500households
- 62.4%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Bhakhri PIN code and other codes

Bhakhri falls in Dhanarua sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDevdaha
- Community development blockDhanarua
- Census village code245967

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

## How far is Bhakhri from nearby towns?

- Dhanarua (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)22 km by road
- Masaurhi (nearest town)13 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 Bhakhri?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Bhakhri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhargawan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Patna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Bhakhri known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 297 hectares of village land is sown, and 255 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 Bhakhri

Of every 100 households in Bhakhri in 2011, 10 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhakhri · ■ Dhanarua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**84%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****35%**

**48%

Television ****23%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**35%

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 Bhakhri?

■ Bhakhri · ■ Dhanarua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.4%**

**60.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894**

**947

Working population ****29.6%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.0% for men and 50.0% for women. 46% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 295 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 502 (57%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 54 (6%) · **■** Marginal 19 (2%)

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 Dhanarua

- Bardiha3,513 people
- Moriawan3,458 people
- Sain3,407 people
- Bir3,256 people
- Dewan2,954 people
- Dhanruwa2,938 people
- Lawaich2,882 people
- Nataul2,852 people

[All 122 villages in Dhanarua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/dhanarua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhakhri from Patna?22 km by road
- What is the population of Bhakhri?2,987 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhakhri in?Patna district (Dhanarua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhakhri?62.4% (Census 2011)