# Fakirana Village, Banmankhi, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Banmankhi, Purnia 

# Fakirana

Fakirana is a village in Banmankhi sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **260 people in 56 households**, the 73rd largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.1%.

- 260people (2011)
- 56households
- 46.4%literacy
- 1,016females per 1,000 males

## Fakirana PIN code and other codes

Fakirana falls in Banmankhi sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDharhara Chakla
- Community development blockBanmankhi
- Census village code223024

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

## How far is Fakirana from nearby towns?

- Banmankhi (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)41 km by road
- Banmankhi (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 Fakirana?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Fakirana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Banmankhi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banmankhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Fakirana known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 41 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Fakirana

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

■ Fakirana · ■ Banmankhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**90%

Tap water ****4%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**66%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**28%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****55%**

**37%

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 Fakirana?

■ Fakirana · ■ Banmankhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.4%**

**50.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**929

Working population ****43.8%**

**41.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.5% for men and 42.3% for women. 46% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 106 (93%) · **■** Marginal 6 (5%)

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 Banmankhi

- Khutahari364 people
- Belabadan Milik326 people
- Ramnagar Pharsahi Milik323 people
- Sahoria Subhai Milik266 people
- Dhima251 people
- BelaChand Sukhia Milik196 people
- Rupauli Milik126 people
- Belabadan Milik122 people

[All 107 villages in Banmankhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/banmankhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Fakirana from Purnia?41 km by road
- What is the population of Fakirana?260 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Fakirana in?Purnia district (Banmankhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Fakirana?46.4% (Census 2011)