# Bhamra Village, Kasba, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kasba, Purnia 

# Bhamra

Bhamra is a village in Kasba sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,086 people in 623 households**, the 22nd largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.7%.

- 3,086people (2011)
- 623households
- 37.3%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Bhamra PIN code and other codes

Bhamra falls in Kasba sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhamra Lagan
- Community development blockKasba
- Census village code223577

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

## How far is Bhamra from nearby towns?

- Kasba (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)18 km by road
- Kasba (nearest town)8 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 Bhamra?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Bhamra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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 · Purnia East
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kasba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 Bhamra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 317 hectares of village land is sown, and 181 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 Bhamra

Of every 100 households in Bhamra in 2011, 1 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhamra · ■ Kasba rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**89%

Tap water ****10%**

**2%

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

**50%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****24%**

**19%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**30%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Bhamra?

■ Bhamra · ■ Kasba rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****37.3%**

**46.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**965

Working population ****33.6%**

**31.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.1% for men and 26.7% for women. 47% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 261 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 558 (54%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 39 (4%) · **■** Marginal 177 (17%)

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 Kasba

- Kundalay3,605 people
- Ghordaur3,444 people
- Mekhar Khamaili3,322 people
- Saraunchia3,247 people
- Malharia2,829 people
- Sadhauli2,607 people
- Shikarpur2,506 people
- Lagan2,490 people

[All 61 villages in Kasba](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/kasba/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhamra from Purnia?18 km by road
- What is the population of Bhamra?3,086 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhamra in?Purnia district (Kasba sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhamra?37.3% (Census 2011)