# Pakaura Village, Dhanarua, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhanarua, Patna 

# Pakaura

Pakaura is a village in Dhanarua sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,966 people in 340 households**, the 36th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.7%.

- 1,966people (2011)
- 340households
- 62.5%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Pakaura PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatBaribigha
- Community development blockDhanarua
- Census village code246005

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

## How far is Pakaura from nearby towns?

- Dhanarua (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)50 km by road
- Masaurhi (nearest town)7 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 Pakaura?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nadaul
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Masaurhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Pakaura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 132 hectares of village land is sown, and 72 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 Pakaura

Of every 100 households in Pakaura in 2011, 18 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pakaura · ■ Dhanarua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**84%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****33%**

**48%

Television ****18%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**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 Pakaura?

■ Pakaura · ■ Dhanarua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%**

**60.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****925**

**947

Working population ****48.2%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 42.8% for women. 53% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 147 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 398 (42%) · **■** Household industry 25 (3%) · **■** Other work 128 (14%) · **■** Marginal 249 (26%)

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

- Rarha2,129 people
- Bahrampur2,115 people
- Hulas Chak2,056 people
- Chistipur2,020 people
- Kashinagar1,947 people
- Bari Bigha1,939 people
- Siria1,937 people
- Piprawan1,818 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Pakaura from Patna?50 km by road
- What is the population of Pakaura?1,966 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pakaura in?Patna district (Dhanarua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pakaura?62.5% (Census 2011)