# Bhikna Village, Rupauli, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/rupauli/bhikna/ Village · Rupauli, Purnia # Bhikna Bhikna is a village in Rupauli sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar, PIN code **853204**. The 2011 Census counted **4,779 people in 918 households**, the 18th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 50.3%. - 4,779people (2011) - 918households - 49.3%literacy - 853204PIN code ## Bhikna PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bhikna is 853204.** Bhikna falls in Rupauli sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - PIN code853204 - Gram panchayatBhikna - Community development blockRupauli - Census village code223294 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhikna from nearby towns? - Rupauli (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Purnia (district HQ)64 km by road - Purnia (nearest town)64 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 Bhikna? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Bhikna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Madho Nagar - ○Degree college10+ km · Dhusar Tikapatti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 6 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 Bhikna known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 680 hectares of village land is sown, and 99 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 Bhikna Of every 100 households in Bhikna in 2011, 3 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bhikna · ■ Rupauli rural average Electricity for lighting ****3%** **2% Toilet within the home ****12%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****52%** **53% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****32%** **22% Television ****4%** **6% Mobile phone ****48%** **47% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****28%** **30% 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 Bhikna? ■ Bhikna · ■ Rupauli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****49.3%** **50.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890** **914 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885** **959 Working population ****35.8%** **35.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 56.1% for men and 41.7% for women. 49% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 427 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 443 (26%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 79 (5%) · **■** Marginal 754 (44%) 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 Rupauli - Lachhimipur Girdhar6,534 people - Banki5,787 people - Goapara5,528 people - Bahuti5,239 people - Bela Parsadi4,678 people - Mahabla4,272 people - Dhobgidha Rupauli4,048 people - Kanp3,990 people [All 55 villages in Rupauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/rupauli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bhikna?853204 - How far is Bhikna from Purnia?64 km by road - What is the population of Bhikna?4,779 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhikna in?Purnia district (Rupauli sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bhikna?49.3% (Census 2011)