# Bhakar Village, Gurbandha, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Gurbandha, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Bhakar

Bhakar is a village in Gurbandha sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **965 people in 205 households**, the 14th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%.

- 965people (2011)
- 205households
- 52.4%literacy
- 1,121females per 1,000 males

## Bhakar PIN code and other codes

Bhakar falls in Gurbandha sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- Community development blockGurbandha
- Census village code364169

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

## How far is Bhakar from nearby towns?

- Jamshedpur (district HQ)29 km by road
- Jugsalai (nearest town)32 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 Bhakar?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Bhakar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhalbhumgarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ghatshila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 9 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 Bhakar known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 87% of the 459 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Bhakar

Of every 100 households in Bhakar in 2011, 59 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhakar · ■ Gurbandha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**68%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**4%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****42%**

**45%

Television ****10%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****32%**

**20%

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 Bhakar?

■ Bhakar · ■ Gurbandha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.4%**

**55.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1121**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1274**

**933

Working population ****45.8%**

**49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.9% for men and 39.2% for women. 58% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 20 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (5%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 113 (26%) · **■** Marginal 285 (64%)

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 Gurbandha

- Sunrgi1,143 people
- Singpura1,128 people
- Murathkura1,121 people
- Kananluka1,055 people
- Swargachhinra963 people
- Mahespur957 people
- Arjunbera840 people
- Hetyapata823 people

[All 93 villages in Gurbandha](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/gurbandha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhakar from Jamshedpur?29 km by road
- What is the population of Bhakar?965 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhakar in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Gurbandha sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Bhakar?52.4% (Census 2011)