# Barkurwa Village, Mehsi, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Mehsi, Purba Champaran 

# Barkurwa

Barkurwa is a village in Mehsi sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845426**. The 2011 Census counted **205 people in 35 households**, the 83rd largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.0%.

- 205people (2011)
- 35households
- 37.2%literacy
- 845426PIN code

## Barkurwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Barkurwa is 845426.** Barkurwa falls in Mehsi sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- PIN code845426
- Gram panchayatRajepur
- Community development blockMehsi
- Census village code218730

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

## How far is Barkurwa from nearby towns?

- Mehsi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)65 km by road
- Mehsi (nearest town)12 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 Barkurwa?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Barkurwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Madhopur
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Wajitpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chakia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 Barkurwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 4 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Barkurwa

Of every 100 households in Barkurwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barkurwa · ■ Mehsi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**39%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****57%**

**44%

Television ****17%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**20%

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 Barkurwa?

■ Barkurwa · ■ Mehsi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****37.2%**

**54.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**903

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1050**

**962

Working population ****58.5%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.8% for men and 24.4% for women. 55% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 119 (99%)

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 Mehsi

- Bhatauliya334 people
- Madhubani329 people
- Mithanpura295 people
- Nankar Madhopur Kesho295 people
- Suleman Chhapra203 people
- Madhopur Kesho199 people
- Hasanpur Ahmad125 people
- Chhapra Bahbal51 people

[All 94 villages in Mehsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/mehsi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Barkurwa?845426
- How far is Barkurwa from Motihari?65 km by road
- What is the population of Barkurwa?205 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barkurwa in?Purba Champaran district (Mehsi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barkurwa?37.2% (Census 2011)