# Barahkatha Village, Barkatha, Hazaribagh (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/hazaribagh/barkatha/barahkatha/ Village · Barkatha, Hazaribagh # Barahkatha Barahkatha is a village in Barkatha sub-district of Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand, PIN code **825323**. The 2011 Census counted **8,364 people in 1,445 households**, the 1st largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%. - 8,364people (2011) - 1,445households - 66.5%literacy - 825323PIN code ## Barahkatha PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Barahkatha is 825323.** Barahkatha falls in Barkatha sub-district, Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand. - PIN code825323 - Gram panchayatBarahkatha - Community development blockBarkatha - Census village code368337 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Barahkatha from nearby towns? - Barhi (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Hazaribagh (district HQ)63 km by road - Hazaribagh (nearest town)63 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 Barahkatha? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Barahkatha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 6 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Barhi - ○Degree college10+ km · Barhi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hazaribagh - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 5 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 Barahkatha known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 20% of the 356 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Barahkatha Of every 100 households in Barahkatha in 2011, 48 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Barahkatha · ■ Barkatha rural average Electricity for lighting ****48%** **35% Toilet within the home ****14%** **3% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **96% Tap water ****5%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **96% Use banking services ****83%** **68% Television ****24%** **12% Mobile phone ****76%** **73% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****13%** **14% Own their home ****96%** **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 Barahkatha? ■ Barahkatha · ■ Barkatha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%** **61.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921** **945 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957** **944 Working population ****39.3%** **38.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.9% for men and 55.2% for women. 48% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 989 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (3%) · **■** Household industry 93 (3%) · **■** Other work 657 (20%) · **■** Marginal 1,465 (45%) 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 Barkatha - Belkapi7,979 people - Gorhar6,734 people - Bero Kalan Alias Bero5,198 people - Kapka4,801 people [All 83 villages in Barkatha](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/hazaribagh/barkatha/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Barahkatha?825323 - How far is Barahkatha from Hazaribagh?63 km by road - What is the population of Barahkatha?8,364 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barahkatha in?Hazaribagh district (Barkatha sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Barahkatha?66.5% (Census 2011)