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

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Village · Garkha, Saran 

# Hakma

Hakma is a village in Garkha sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,809 people in 417 households**, the 31st largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 2,809people (2011)
- 417households
- 73.0%literacy
- 923females per 1,000 males

## Hakma PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatGarkha
- Community development blockGarkha
- Census village code234367

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

## How far is Hakma from nearby towns?

- Garkha (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)15 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)18 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 Hakma?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Hakma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kadna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhapra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 Hakma known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 99% of the 119 hectares of village land is sown, and 112 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 Hakma

Of every 100 households in Hakma in 2011, 9 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Hakma · ■ Garkha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**83%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**95%

Use banking services ****73%**

**57%

Television ****33%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**17%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Hakma?

■ Hakma · ■ Garkha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1004**

**943

Working population ****26.4%**

**26.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 61.0% for women. 46% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 182 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 225 (30%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 165 (22%) · **■** Marginal 166 (22%)

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

- Aloni2,898 people
- Sirpal Basant2,895 people
- Itwa2,854 people
- Hasanpura2,853 people
- Panchpatia2,771 people
- MirpurJuara2,724 people
- Kewani2,706 people
- Bhainsmara2,638 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Hakma from Chhapra?15 km by road
- What is the population of Hakma?2,809 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hakma in?Saran district (Garkha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Hakma?73.0% (Census 2011)