# Barka Ganw Village, Pakri Dayal, Purba Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/pakri-dayal/barka-ganw/ Village · Pakri Dayal, Purba Champaran # Barka Ganw Barka Ganw is a village in Pakri Dayal sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **11,771 people in 2,525 households**, the 3rd largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.3%. - 11,771people (2011) - 2,525households - 55.8%literacy - 881females per 1,000 males ## Barka Ganw PIN code and other codes Barka Ganw falls in Pakri Dayal sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBarka Ganw - Community development blockPakri Dayal - Census village code218488 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Barka Ganw from nearby towns? - Pakri Dayal (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)17 km by road - Pakri Dayal (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 Barka Ganw? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Barka Ganw; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kunawa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Barka Ganw known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 1,348 hectares of village land is sown, and 606 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 Barka Ganw Of every 100 households in Barka Ganw in 2011, 1 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Barka Ganw · ■ Pakri Dayal rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **1% Toilet within the home ****24%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **86% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****54%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **98% Use banking services ****49%** **50% Television ****7%** **6% Mobile phone ****41%** **55% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****25%** **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 Barka Ganw? ■ Barka Ganw · ■ Pakri Dayal rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.8%** **51.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881** **936 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955** **940 Working population ****34.9%** **33.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.7% for men and 45.4% for women. 47% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 948 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,410 (59%) · **■** Household industry 52 (1%) · **■** Other work 188 (5%) · **■** Marginal 514 (12%) 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 Pakri Dayal - Siraha20,034 people - Chorma13,398 people - Sisahni10,501 people - Rajepur Nawada8,854 people - Dhanauji8,774 people - Harnatha7,286 people [All 21 villages in Pakri Dayal](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/pakri-dayal/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Barka Ganw from Motihari?17 km by road - What is the population of Barka Ganw?11,771 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barka Ganw in?Purba Champaran district (Pakri Dayal sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Barka Ganw?55.8% (Census 2011)