# Baikunthwa Village, Narkatia, Purba Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/narkatia/baikunthwa/ Village · Narkatia, Purba Champaran # Baikunthwa Baikunthwa is a village in Narkatia sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,262 people in 638 households**, the 18th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%. - 3,262people (2011) - 638households - 58.6%literacy - 875females per 1,000 males ## Baikunthwa PIN code and other codes Baikunthwa falls in Narkatia sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatNarkatiya - Community development blockNarkatia - Census village code217710 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Baikunthwa from nearby towns? - Narkatia (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)35 km by road - Raxaul (nearest town)30 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 Baikunthwa? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Baikunthwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chakia - ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Baikunthwa known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 365 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 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 Baikunthwa Of every 100 households in Baikunthwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Baikunthwa · ■ Narkatia rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **2% Toilet within the home ****12%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****45%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **97% Use banking services ****18%** **30% Television ****1%** **7% Mobile phone ****59%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **19% 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 Baikunthwa? ■ Baikunthwa · ■ Narkatia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.6%** **57.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875** **905 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****891** **919 Working population ****39.0%** **34.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.5% for men and 42.6% for women. 46% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 37 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 319 (25%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 250 (20%) · **■** Marginal 655 (51%) 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 Narkatia - Semrahiya5,285 people - Mahuawa3,825 people - Rampur3,479 people - Juafar3,294 people - Bela3,144 people - Siswaniya2,890 people - Masahi2,764 people - Pakariya2,643 people [All 54 villages in Narkatia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/narkatia/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Baikunthwa from Motihari?35 km by road - What is the population of Baikunthwa?3,262 (Census 2011) - Which district is Baikunthwa in?Purba Champaran district (Narkatia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Baikunthwa?58.6% (Census 2011)