# Bakhri Village, Riga, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Riga, Sitamarhi 

# Bakhri

Bakhri is a village in Riga sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar, PIN code **843327**. The 2011 Census counted **2,769 people in 589 households**, the 28th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.

- 2,769people (2011)
- 589households
- 56.2%literacy
- 843327PIN code

## Bakhri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bakhri is 843327.** Bakhri falls in Riga sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar.

- PIN code843327
- Gram panchayatGaneshpur Babhangama
- Community development blockRiga
- Census village code219361

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

## How far is Bakhri from nearby towns?

- Riga (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Sitamarhi (district HQ)8 km by road
- Sitamarhi (nearest town)8 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 Bakhri?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Majhaulia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Bakhri known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 140 hectares of village land is sown, and 58 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 Bakhri

Of every 100 households in Bakhri in 2011, 4 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bakhri · ■ Riga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**95%

Use banking services ****57%**

**35%

Television ****26%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**28%

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 Bakhri?

■ Bakhri · ■ Riga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.2%**

**54.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****842**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**937

Working population ****33.3%**

**28.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.7% for men and 41.2% for women. 44% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 320 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 152 (17%) · **■** Household industry 111 (12%) · **■** Other work 89 (10%) · **■** Marginal 249 (27%)

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 Riga

- Mandar3,383 people
- Narsanda urf Narsawan3,378 people
- Pakri2,809 people
- Barahi2,786 people
- Khairwa2,701 people
- Basantpur2,612 people
- Ijrahia1,677 people
- Asogi1,439 people

[All 42 villages in Riga](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/riga/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bakhri?843327
- How far is Bakhri from Sitamarhi?8 km by road
- What is the population of Bakhri?2,769 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bakhri in?Sitamarhi district (Riga sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bakhri?56.2% (Census 2011)
