# Bhatotar Village, Barhara, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Barhara, Purnia 

# Bhatotar

Bhatotar is a village in Barhara sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,853 people in 1,183 households**, the 16th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.3%.

- 5,853people (2011)
- 1,183households
- 70.2%literacy
- 872females per 1,000 males

## Bhatotar PIN code and other codes

Bhatotar falls in Barhara sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSukhsena West
- Community development blockBarhara
- Census village code223106

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

## How far is Bhatotar from nearby towns?

- Barhara (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)50 km by road
- Banmankhi (nearest town)20 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 Bhatotar?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Bhatotar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Barhara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banmankhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Bhatotar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 176 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Bhatotar

Of every 100 households in Bhatotar in 2011, 4 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bhatotar · ■ Barhara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**89%

Tap water ****3%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**98%

Use banking services ****38%**

**28%

Television ****16%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Bhatotar?

■ Bhatotar · ■ Barhara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%**

**55.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966**

**954

Working population ****41.0%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 60.3% for women. 48% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 393 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 508 (21%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 241 (10%) · **■** Marginal 1,244 (52%)

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 Barhara

- Kamalpur6,834 people
- Matihani6,790 people
- Thari6,380 people
- Bithaili Dhanpat5,972 people
- Bidanarean5,634 people
- Basdeopur5,570 people
- Maikhand Milik5,566 people
- Bisaharia Got5,069 people

[All 62 villages in Barhara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/barhara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhatotar from Purnia?50 km by road
- What is the population of Bhatotar?5,853 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhatotar in?Purnia district (Barhara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhatotar?70.2% (Census 2011)