# Berkap Village, Dehri, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dehri, Rohtas 

# Berkap

Berkap is a village in Dehri sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,893 people in 491 households**, the 13th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.

- 2,893people (2011)
- 491households
- 67.9%literacy
- 893females per 1,000 males

## Berkap PIN code and other codes

Berkap falls in Dehri sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBerkup
- Community development blockDehri
- Census village code252550

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

## How far is Berkap from nearby towns?

- Dehri (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)24 km by road
- Dehri (nearest town)6 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 Berkap?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Darihat
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dalmiya Nagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Berkap known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and pulse**. Products made here include rice mills. About 74% of the 454 hectares of village land is sown, and 226 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 Berkap

Of every 100 households in Berkap in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Berkap · ■ Dehri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****53%**

**62%

Television ****15%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Berkap?

■ Berkap · ■ Dehri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%**

**74.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910**

**946

Working population ****26.4%**

**30.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 52.9% for women. 47% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 112 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 130 (17%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 138 (18%) · **■** Marginal 381 (50%)

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 Dehri

- Mathuri3,581 people
- Katar3,368 people
- Bhusahula2,953 people
- Deuria2,939 people
- Bhainsaha2,833 people
- Dahaur2,802 people
- Tendua Dusadhi2,660 people
- Suara2,584 people

[All 58 villages in Dehri](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/dehri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Berkap from Sasaram?24 km by road
- What is the population of Berkap?2,893 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Berkap in?Rohtas district (Dehri sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Berkap?67.9% (Census 2011)
