# Bhirkhia Village, Chakia, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/chakia/bhirkhia/ Village · Chakia, Purba Champaran # Bhirkhia Bhirkhia is a village in Chakia sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845416**. The 2011 Census counted **4,931 people in 906 households**, the 10th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%. - 4,931people (2011) - 906households - 48.6%literacy - 845416PIN code ## Bhirkhia PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bhirkhia is 845416.** Bhirkhia falls in Chakia sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code845416 - Gram panchayatBhirkhia - Community development blockChakia - Census village code218454 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhirkhia from nearby towns? - Chakia (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)29 km by road - Chakia (nearest town)20 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 Bhirkhia? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Bhirkhia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jiwdhara - ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Bhirkhia known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 60% of the 403 hectares of village land is sown, and 152 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 Bhirkhia Of every 100 households in Bhirkhia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bhirkhia · ■ Chakia rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **6% Toilet within the home ****5%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **82% Tap water ****2%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****43%** **56% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****54%** **54% Television ****6%** **10% Mobile phone ****46%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **13% 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 Bhirkhia? ■ Bhirkhia · ■ Chakia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****48.6%** **56.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889** **936 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1002** **949 Working population ****35.4%** **31.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.0% for men and 35.5% for women. 54% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 245 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 857 (49%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 60 (3%) · **■** Marginal 576 (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 Chakia - Sagar6,065 people - Baisaha5,419 people - Ramgarh Mahuawa5,278 people - Bishunpura5,085 people - Mahuawa4,317 people - Bara Gobind4,119 people - Madhurapur4,023 people - Kunria3,835 people [All 78 villages in Chakia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/chakia/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bhirkhia?845416 - How far is Bhirkhia from Motihari?29 km by road - What is the population of Bhirkhia?4,931 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhirkhia in?Purba Champaran district (Chakia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bhirkhia?48.6% (Census 2011)