# Baksara Village, Poreyahat, Godda (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Poreyahat, Godda 

# Baksara

Baksara is a village in Poreyahat sub-district of Godda district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **2,330 people in 472 households**, the 16th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.3%.

- 2,330people (2011)
- 472households
- 74.1%literacy
- 873females per 1,000 males

## Baksara PIN code and other codes

Baksara falls in Poreyahat sub-district, Godda district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatBaksara
- Community development blockPoreyahat
- Census village code357424

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

## How far is Baksara from nearby towns?

- Godda (district HQ)20 km by road
- Godda (nearest town)20 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 Baksara?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Baksara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km

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 Baksara known for?

About 32% of the 174 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Baksara

Of every 100 households in Baksara in 2011, 17 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Baksara · ■ Poreyahat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**95%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**90%

Use banking services ****78%**

**30%

Television ****32%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**0%

None of these assets ****4%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Baksara?

■ Baksara · ■ Poreyahat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**56.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****922**

**964

Working population ****43.9%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 63.4% for women. 51% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 30 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 153 (15%) · **■** Household industry 31 (3%) · **■** Other work 105 (10%) · **■** Marginal 705 (69%)

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 Poreyahat

- Asarimadhuri2,550 people
- Lathibari2,509 people
- Pindra2,459 people
- Birniyan2,364 people
- Baghmara2,310 people
- Akasi2,218 people
- Barga Chhahariyari2,189 people
- Dewdanr2,188 people

[All 213 villages in Poreyahat](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/godda/poreyahat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Baksara from Godda?20 km by road
- What is the population of Baksara?2,330 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baksara in?Godda district (Poreyahat sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Baksara?74.1% (Census 2011)