# Barka Dih Village, Sheosagar, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sheosagar, Rohtas 

# Barka Dih

Barka Dih is a village in Sheosagar sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **892 people in 181 households**, the 78th largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 892people (2011)
- 181households
- 55.8%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Barka Dih PIN code and other codes

Barka Dih falls in Sheosagar sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatUlho
- Community development blockSheosagar
- Census village code252291

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

## How far is Barka Dih from nearby towns?

- Sheosagar (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)26 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)26 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 Barka Dih?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 · Alampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Raj Pur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Barka Dih known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 68 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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 Barka Dih

Of every 100 households in Barka Dih in 2011, 1 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barka Dih · ■ Sheosagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**71%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****23%**

**53%

Television ****8%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****43%**

**27%

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 Barka Dih?

■ Barka Dih · ■ Sheosagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.8%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****771**

**953

Working population ****40.6%**

**34.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.0% for men and 47.7% for women. 48% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 14 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 26 (7%) · **■** Marginal 321 (89%)

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 Sheosagar

- Khairi Barki927 people
- Chandanpura915 people
- Janjra906 people
- Kusahar902 people
- Paharpur882 people
- Kajhawan881 people
- Dehara878 people
- Semri Patak877 people

[All 199 villages in Sheosagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/sheosagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barka Dih from Sasaram?26 km by road
- What is the population of Barka Dih?892 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barka Dih in?Rohtas district (Sheosagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barka Dih?55.8% (Census 2011)