# Bhakasi Village, Nilambar-Pitambarpur, Palamu (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/nilambar-pitambarpur/bhakasi/ Village · Nilambar-Pitambarpur, Palamu # Bhakasi Bhakasi is a village in Nilambar-Pitambarpur sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822126**. The 2011 Census counted **1,233 people in 291 households**, the 29th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.3%. - 1,233people (2011) - 291households - 66.6%literacy - 822126PIN code ## Bhakasi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bhakasi is 822126.** Bhakasi falls in Nilambar-Pitambarpur sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand. - PIN code822126 - Gram panchayatRajhara - Community development blockNilambar-Pitambarpur - Census village code366508 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhakasi from nearby towns? - Lesliganj (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Palamu (district HQ)25 km by road - Daltonganj (nearest town)25 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 Bhakasi? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Bhakasi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Daltonganj - ○Degree college10+ km · Daltonganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Daltonganj - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)5 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 Bhakasi known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 72% of the 68 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Bhakasi Of every 100 households in Bhakasi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bhakasi · ■ Nilambar-Pitambarpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **1% Toilet within the home ****6%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **92% Tap water ****1%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****33%** **47% Television ****6%** **7% Mobile phone ****11%** **27% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****72%** **46% 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 Bhakasi? ■ Bhakasi · ■ Nilambar-Pitambarpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.6%** **65.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973** **930 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****925** **944 Working population ****36.3%** **36.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.9% for men and 56.1% for women. 47% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 8 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (9%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 52 (12%) · **■** Marginal 345 (77%) 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 Nilambar-Pitambarpur - Haratua1,377 people - Chaura1,362 people - Pachmo1,297 people - Jaitukhanr1,252 people - Koiripatra1,209 people - Banua1,178 people - Chaukhara1,146 people - Lotwa1,106 people [All 118 villages in Nilambar-Pitambarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/nilambar-pitambarpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bhakasi?822126 - How far is Bhakasi from Palamu?25 km by road - What is the population of Bhakasi?1,233 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhakasi in?Palamu district (Nilambar-Pitambarpur sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Bhakasi?66.6% (Census 2011)