# Sham Bakhri Village, Dhaka, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/dhaka/sham-bakhri/ Village · Dhaka, Purba Champaran # Sham Bakhri Sham Bakhri is a village in Dhaka sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845418**. The 2011 Census counted **1,469 people in 297 households**, the 56th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 28.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.6%. - 1,469people (2011) - 297households - 28.2%literacy - 845418PIN code ## Sham Bakhri PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sham Bakhri is 845418.** Sham Bakhri falls in Dhaka sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code845418 - Gram panchayatJhauwa Ram - Community development blockDhaka - Census village code217849 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sham Bakhri from nearby towns? - Dhaka (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)34 km by road - Dhaka (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 Sham Bakhri? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Sham Bakhri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Motihari - ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhaka - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Sham Bakhri known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 63 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Sham Bakhri Of every 100 households in Sham Bakhri in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sham Bakhri · ■ Dhaka rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **9% Toilet within the home ****2%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **80% Tap water ****2%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **50% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **95% Use banking services ****47%** **33% Television ****3%** **7% Mobile phone ****64%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****1%** **21% 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 Sham Bakhri? ■ Sham Bakhri · ■ Dhaka rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****28.2%** **55.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910** **906 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****839** **930 Working population ****37.1%** **31.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 38.4% for men and 17.1% for women. 50% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 193 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 241 (44%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 19 (3%) · **■** Marginal 90 (17%) 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 Dhaka - Basahia2,124 people - Mathia Mohan2,066 people - Rupaulia Khurd1,999 people - Gurganwan1,482 people - Rupauligopi1,375 people - Jadopur Nankar1,274 people - Karmohna1,044 people - Chandrahia1,028 people [All 61 villages in Dhaka](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/dhaka/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sham Bakhri?845418 - How far is Sham Bakhri from Motihari?34 km by road - What is the population of Sham Bakhri?1,469 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sham Bakhri in?Purba Champaran district (Dhaka sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sham Bakhri?28.2% (Census 2011)