# Pank Village, Barbigha, Sheikhpura (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/barbigha/pank/ Village · Barbigha, Sheikhpura # Pank Pank is a village in Barbigha sub-district of Sheikhpura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,008 people in 348 households**, the 13th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.1%. - 2,008people (2011) - 348households - 66.2%literacy - 974females per 1,000 males ## Pank PIN code and other codes Pank falls in Barbigha sub-district, Sheikhpura district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatPank - Community development blockBarbigha - Census village code243823 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pank from nearby towns? - Barbigha (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Sheikhpura (district HQ)22 km by road - Barbigha (nearest town)7 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 Pank? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Pank; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Barbigha - ○Degree college5–10 km · Barbigha - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Barbigha - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Pank known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 206 hectares of village land is sown, and 191 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 Pank Of every 100 households in Pank in 2011, 36 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pank · ■ Barbigha rural average Electricity for lighting ****36%** **14% Toilet within the home ****31%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****69%** **64% Tap water ****20%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****48%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **95% Use banking services ****60%** **45% Television ****15%** **15% Mobile phone ****84%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****9%** **28% Own their home ****97%** **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 Pank? ■ Pank · ■ Barbigha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%** **66.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974** **943 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914** **962 Working population ****41.3%** **35.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.3% for men and 57.0% for women. 49% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 146 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 138 (17%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 47 (6%) · **■** Marginal 481 (58%) 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 Barbigha - Babhan Bigha2,810 people - Ukhdi2,334 people - Dharsani2,303 people - Kutaut2,166 people - Kabirpura1,943 people - Dih Nazimat1,937 people - Esmailpur1,876 people - Mirzapur1,841 people [All 63 villages in Barbigha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/barbigha/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Pank from Sheikhpura?22 km by road - What is the population of Pank?2,008 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pank in?Sheikhpura district (Barbigha sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Pank?66.2% (Census 2011)