# Pakri Asok Village, Kotwa, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/kotwa/pakri-asok-218372/ Village · Kotwa, Purba Champaran # Pakri Asok Pakri Asok is a village in Kotwa sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **541 people in 88 households**, the 43rd largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%. - 541people (2011) - 88households - 36.5%literacy - 1,199females per 1,000 males ## Pakri Asok PIN code and other codes Pakri Asok falls in Kotwa sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatMaharani Bhopat - Community development blockKotwa - Census village code218372 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pakri Asok from nearby towns? - Kotwa (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)25 km by road - Motihari (nearest town)25 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 Pakri Asok? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Pakri Asok; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhopatpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Pakri Asok known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 56% of the 35 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Pakri Asok Of every 100 households in Pakri Asok in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pakri Asok · ■ Kotwa rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **2% Toilet within the home ****6%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **86% Tap water ****0%** **0% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **52% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****0%** **50% Television ****5%** **4% Mobile phone ****42%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****26%** **15% Own their home ****100%** **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 Pakri Asok? ■ Pakri Asok · ■ Kotwa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****36.5%** **54.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1199** **896 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1039** **918 Working population ****38.4%** **38.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 50.0% for men and 25.9% for women. 44% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 8 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 108 (52%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 88 (42%) 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 Kotwa - Saraia1,097 people - Rohua765 people - Bishunpur Nankar695 people - Arazi Sariatapur639 people - Kalyanpur Khurd198 people [All 45 villages in Kotwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/kotwa/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Pakri Asok from Motihari?25 km by road - What is the population of Pakri Asok?541 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pakri Asok in?Purba Champaran district (Kotwa sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Pakri Asok?36.5% (Census 2011)