# Bokhra Village, Bokhara, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/bokhara/bokhra/ Village · Bokhara, Sitamarhi # Bokhra Bokhra is a village in Bokhara sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **14,459 people in 3,096 households**, the 3rd largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 48.6%. - 14,459people (2011) - 3,096households - 45.2%literacy - 911females per 1,000 males ## Bokhra PIN code and other codes Bokhra falls in Bokhara sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBokhra - Community development blockBokhara - Census village code219792 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bokhra from nearby towns? - Bokhara (sub-district HQ)1 km by road - Sitamarhi (district HQ)45 km by road - Pupri (nearest town)15 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 Bokhra? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Bokhra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Balasath - ○Degree college10+ km · Chandauna - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Bokhra known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 44% of the 894 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Bokhra Of every 100 households in Bokhra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bokhra · ■ Bokhara rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **1% Toilet within the home ****13%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **80% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **95% Use banking services ****16%** **31% Television ****1%** **4% Mobile phone ****22%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****39%** **28% 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 Bokhra? ■ Bokhra · ■ Bokhara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****45.2%** **48.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911** **905 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950** **927 Working population ****30.7%** **30.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 52.9% for men and 36.7% for women. 46% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 657 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,320 (30%) · **■** Household industry 8 (0%) · **■** Other work 128 (3%) · **■** Marginal 2,322 (52%) 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 Bokhara - Kharka Basant16,018 people - Banaul15,617 people - Madsudanpur Dumri Mahisautha10,892 people - Burhmagra Jajuara Khurd10,349 people - Chakauti8,962 people - Pokhraira5,716 people [All 28 villages in Bokhara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/bokhara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bokhra from Sitamarhi?45 km by road - What is the population of Bokhra?14,459 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bokhra in?Sitamarhi district (Bokhara sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bokhra?45.2% (Census 2011)