# Bakira Village, Baikunthpur, Koriya (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Baikunthpur, Koriya 

# Bakira

Bakira is a village in Baikunthpur sub-district of Koriya district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497335**. The 2011 Census counted **224 people in 60 households**, the 118th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 224people (2011)
- 60households
- 62.0%literacy
- 497335PIN code

## Bakira PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bakira is 497335.** Bakira falls in Baikunthpur sub-district, Koriya district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497335
- Gram panchayatSalba
- Community development blockBaikunthpur
- Census village code431407

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

## How far is Bakira from nearby towns?

- Baikunthpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Baikunthpur (district HQ)8 km by road
- Baikunthpur (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 Bakira?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Bakira; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sarai Gahna
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Baikunthpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katgodi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Bakira known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and maize**. About 33% of the 162 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Bakira

Of every 100 households in Bakira in 2011, 90 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bakira · ■ Baikunthpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****86%**

**63%

Television ****3%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****51%**

**38%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Bakira?

■ Bakira · ■ Baikunthpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.0%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882**

**961

Working population ****62.5%**

**53.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 49.5% for women. 62% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 44 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 91 (65%)

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 Baikunthpur

- Telaidhar260 people
- Lotanpara243 people
- Meko233 people
- Shankarpur233 people
- Sitapur189 people
- Dharampur186 people
- Jampara186 people
- Durgapur146 people

[All 125 villages in Baikunthpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/koriya/baikunthpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bakira?497335
- How far is Bakira from Baikunthpur?8 km by road
- What is the population of Bakira?224 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bakira in?Koriya district (Baikunthpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Bakira?62.0% (Census 2011)