Village · Majorganj, Sitamarhi
# Bhokraha

Bhokraha is a village in Majorganj sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 3,609 people in 804 households, the 11th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 48.9%.
- 3,609 people (2011)
- 804 households
- 47.3% literacy
- 920 females per 1,000 males

## Bhokraha PIN code and other codes

Bhokraha falls in Majorganj sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Ratanpur
- Community development block Majorganj
- Census village code 219032

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Bhokraha from nearby towns?
- Majorganj (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road
- Sitamarhi (district HQ) 25 km by road
- Sitamarhi (nearest town) 25 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Bhokraha?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Bhokraha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Suppi
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bhokraha known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 90% of the 262 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Bhokraha

Of every 100 households in Bhokraha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhokraha · ■ Majorganj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 1%
- Toilet within the home 4% 18%
- No toilet (open defecation) 96% 82%
- Tap water 1% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 31% 40%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 16% 33%
- Television 5% 7%
- Mobile phone 50% 42%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 2% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 37% 33%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bhokraha?

■ Bhokraha · ■ Majorganj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 47.3% 48.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 920 902
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 946 955
- Working population 41.0% 32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.3% for men and 35.3% for women. 49% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 53 (4%) · ■ Farm labourers 406 (27%) · ■ Household industry 11 (1%) · ■ Other work 202 (14%) · ■ Marginal 808 (55%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Majorganj
- Raghunathpur 4,070 people
- Bisambharpur Nankar 3,958 people
- Rasulpur Pitaunjia 3,849 people
- Bahera 3,617 people
- Madhopur Malinia 3,599 people
- Hinrolwa Bishunpur Parsotim 3,495 people
- Ratanpur 3,493 people
- Kuari Madan 3,458 people

All 27 villages in Majorganj

## Quick answers
- How far is Bhokraha from Sitamarhi? 25 km by road
- What is the population of Bhokraha? 3,609 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhokraha in? Sitamarhi district (Majorganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhokraha? 47.3% (Census 2011)

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