# Barbakpur Village, Garkha, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Garkha, Saran 

# Barbakpur

Barbakpur is a village in Garkha sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,867 people in 266 households**, the 58th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 1,867people (2011)
- 266households
- 66.7%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Barbakpur PIN code and other codes

Barbakpur falls in Garkha sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPirauna
- Community development blockGarkha
- Census village code234323

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

## How far is Barbakpur from nearby towns?

- Garkha (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)7 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)12 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 Barbakpur?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kadna
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chhapra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Barbakpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 96 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 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 Barbakpur

Of every 100 households in Barbakpur in 2011, 4 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barbakpur · ■ Garkha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**9%

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

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**83%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**62%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****31%**

**57%

Television ****14%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**17%

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 Barbakpur?

■ Barbakpur · ■ Garkha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**943

Working population ****43.4%**

**26.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 51.8% for women. 43% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 25 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (3%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 34 (4%) · **■** Marginal 729 (90%)

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 Garkha

- Rahampur1,927 people
- Belwania1,901 people
- Chintamanganj1,901 people
- Bibipur1,887 people
- Chhot Jhaua1,855 people
- Muraudpur1,841 people
- Bishamharpur1,791 people
- Kuchah1,712 people

[All 113 villages in Garkha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/garkha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barbakpur from Chhapra?7 km by road
- What is the population of Barbakpur?1,867 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barbakpur in?Saran district (Garkha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barbakpur?66.7% (Census 2011)