# Bharkundia Village, Karakat, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Karakat, Rohtas 

# Bharkundia

Bharkundia is a village in Karakat sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,375 people in 247 households**, the 60th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 1,375people (2011)
- 247households
- 65.7%literacy
- 1,099females per 1,000 males

## Bharkundia PIN code and other codes

Bharkundia falls in Karakat sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSakla
- Community development blockKarakat
- Census village code251331

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

## How far is Bharkundia from nearby towns?

- Karakat (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)73 km by road
- Bikramganj (nearest town)14 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 Bharkundia?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Bharkundia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kopa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Aara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Bharkundia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 168 hectares of village land is sown, and 161 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 Bharkundia

Of every 100 households in Bharkundia in 2011, 18 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bharkundia · ■ Karakat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**78%

Tap water ****7%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**84%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**93%

Use banking services ****44%**

**66%

Television ****5%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bharkundia?

■ Bharkundia · ■ Karakat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1099**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1079**

**926

Working population ****46.3%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 51.6% for women. 54% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 29 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 178 (28%) · **■** Household industry 21 (3%) · **■** Other work 33 (5%) · **■** Marginal 376 (59%)

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 Karakat

- Chilha1,501 people
- Kaeth Bahuara1,498 people
- Dhorhandih1,398 people
- Gachhai1,379 people
- Kusi1,366 people
- Nawadih1,363 people
- Kopa1,345 people
- Chandi1,337 people

[All 150 villages in Karakat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/karakat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bharkundia from Sasaram?73 km by road
- What is the population of Bharkundia?1,375 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bharkundia in?Rohtas district (Karakat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bharkundia?65.7% (Census 2011)