# Barkona Village, Dhamdaha, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhamdaha, Purnia 

# Barkona

Barkona is a village in Dhamdaha sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,185 people in 1,262 households**, the 12th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%.

- 6,185people (2011)
- 1,262households
- 49.9%literacy
- 877females per 1,000 males

## Barkona PIN code and other codes

Barkona falls in Dhamdaha sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRupaspur Khagha
- Community development blockDhamdaha
- Census village code223318

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

## How far is Barkona from nearby towns?

- Dhamdaha (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)41 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)41 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 Barkona?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Barkona; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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 school10+ km · Dhamdaha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhamdaha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Barkona known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 1,097 hectares of village land is sown, and 610 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 Barkona

Of every 100 households in Barkona in 2011, 10 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barkona · ■ Dhamdaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**90%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****26%**

**28%

Television ****14%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

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

**35%

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 Barkona?

■ Barkona · ■ Dhamdaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.9%**

**53.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****844**

**955

Working population ****52.3%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.9% for men and 39.6% for women. 53% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 299 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 524 (16%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 282 (9%) · **■** Marginal 2,112 (65%)

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 Dhamdaha

- Sukhsena8,720 people
- Kukraun7,729 people
- Rupaspur Khagha6,475 people
- Chikni6,272 people
- Bishunpur Patti6,069 people
- Mali6,010 people
- Champawati5,918 people
- Tarauni Milik5,838 people

[All 81 villages in Dhamdaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/dhamdaha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barkona from Purnia?41 km by road
- What is the population of Barkona?6,185 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barkona in?Purnia district (Dhamdaha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barkona?49.9% (Census 2011)