Village · Gidhaur, Chatra # Barisakhi Barisakhi is a village in Gidhaur sub-district of Chatra district, Jharkhand, PIN code 825408. The 2011 Census counted 3,000 people in 488 households, the 3rd largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%. - 3,000 people (2011) - 488 households - 64.8% literacy - 825408 PIN code ## Barisakhi PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Barisakhi is 825408. Barisakhi falls in Gidhaur sub-district, Chatra district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 825408 - Gram panchayat Barisakhi - Community development block Gidhaur - Census village code 349235 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Barisakhi from nearby towns? - Gidhaur (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road - Chatra (district HQ) 20 km by road - Chatra (nearest town) 20 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Barisakhi? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Barisakhi; 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 - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Gidhaur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Chatra - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Hazaribagh - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Barisakhi known for? The main crops are rice. About 25% of the 667 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Barisakhi Of every 100 households in Barisakhi in 2011, 9 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Barisakhi · ■ Gidhaur rural average - Electricity for lighting 9% 13% - Toilet within the home 2% 6% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 92% - Tap water 1% 2% - Drinking water within premises 7% 8% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 99% - Use banking services 54% 49% - Television 4% 8% - Mobile phone 63% 62% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 9% 11% - Car / jeep / van 3% 2% - None of these assets 20% 18% - Own their home 99% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Barisakhi? ■ Barisakhi · ■ Gidhaur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 64.8% 68.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1020 957 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 875 943 - Working population 24.2% 38.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.6% for men and 53.7% for women. 41% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 106 (15%) · ■ Farm labourers 26 (4%) · ■ Household industry 10 (1%) · ■ Other work 101 (14%) · ■ Marginal 484 (67%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Gidhaur - Duari 5,642 people - Gidhaur 5,520 people - Majhgaon 2,838 people - Bariatu 2,707 people - Gangpur 1,605 people - Talaia Aliastiletanr 1,501 people All 38 villages in Gidhaur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Barisakhi? 825408 - How far is Barisakhi from Chatra? 20 km by road - What is the population of Barisakhi? 3,000 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barisakhi in? Chatra district (Gidhaur sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Barisakhi? 64.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/chatra/gidhaur/barisakhi/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.