# Pakhrera Village, Pachrukhi, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Pachrukhi, Siwan 

# Pakhrera

Pakhrera is a village in Pachrukhi sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,943 people in 298 households**, the 46th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.5%.

- 1,943people (2011)
- 298households
- 76.4%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Pakhrera PIN code and other codes

Pakhrera falls in Pachrukhi sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMakhanopur
- Community development blockPachrukhi
- Census village code231979

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

## How far is Pakhrera from nearby towns?

- Pachrukhi (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)12 km by road
- Siwan (nearest town)12 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 Pakhrera?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Pakhrera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tarwara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Siwan
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Siwan
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Pakhrera known for?

The main crops are **wheat and paddy**. About 65% of the 156 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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 Pakhrera

Of every 100 households in Pakhrera in 2011, 27 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pakhrera · ■ Pachrukhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**64%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****86%**

**78%

Television ****15%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**10%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Pakhrera?

■ Pakhrera · ■ Pachrukhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%**

**69.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978**

**960

Working population ****33.8%**

**30.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.8% for men and 62.6% for women. 50% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 136 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (3%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 60 (9%) · **■** Marginal 432 (66%)

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 Pachrukhi

- Gopalpur1,999 people
- Jhunapur1,992 people
- Gosain Chhapra1,989 people
- Akopur1,948 people
- Mahpur1,936 people
- Chandpur1,883 people
- Nauranga1,881 people
- Matuk Chhapra1,734 people

[All 84 villages in Pachrukhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/pachrukhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pakhrera from Siwan?12 km by road
- What is the population of Pakhrera?1,943 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pakhrera in?Siwan district (Pachrukhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pakhrera?76.4% (Census 2011)