# Nekara Village, Sasaram, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sasaram, Rohtas 

# Nekara

Nekara is a village in Sasaram sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,056 people in 351 households**, the 36th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 2,056people (2011)
- 351households
- 69.8%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Nekara PIN code and other codes

Nekara falls in Sasaram sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatUchitpur
- Community development blockSasaram
- Census village code252364

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

## How far is Nekara from nearby towns?

- Sasaram (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)8 km by road
- Sasaram (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 Nekara?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Nekara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Raj Pur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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 library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Nekara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 99% of the 141 hectares of village land is sown, and 137 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 Nekara

Of every 100 households in Nekara in 2011, 16 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Nekara · ■ Sasaram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**76%

Tap water ****3%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****93%**

**74%

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

**5%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****63%**

**55%

Television ****33%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**20%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Nekara?

■ Nekara · ■ Sasaram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980**

**927

Working population ****34.0%**

**29.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.4% for men and 58.4% for women. 53% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 50 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 66 (9%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 374 (54%) · **■** Marginal 195 (28%)

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 Sasaram

- Songawan2,188 people
- Turki2,113 people
- Mednipur2,084 people
- Murhi2,071 people
- Samarodiha1,995 people
- Gotpa1,961 people
- Bisrampur1,907 people
- Rakasia1,867 people

[All 171 villages in Sasaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/sasaram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Nekara from Sasaram?8 km by road
- What is the population of Nekara?2,056 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nekara in?Rohtas district (Sasaram sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Nekara?69.8% (Census 2011)