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Bakainia

बकैनिया
Palasi mandal
Pincode 854333
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Bakainia is a village in Palasi mandal, Araria district, Bihar with a population of 1,884 across 434 households. The village has a literacy rate of 37.1%, has railway access, and is located at coordinates 25.464°N, 83.775°E under PIN 854333.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
AJMERY KHATOON
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LGD code
222109
Pincode
854333
Post office
Madanpur (Araria)
Population
1,884
Households
434
Literacy rate
37.1%
Sex ratio
882 ♀/1000♂
Workers
732
Distance to district centre
309 km
Distance to mandal centre
278 km
Distance to Patna
137 km
Distance to Kolkata
566 km
Nearest railway station
Karahia Halt · <1 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Goverment hospital,Dildar Nagar · 12 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Bakainia compares

By population, Bakainia ranks #46 of 107 villages in Palasi mandal.

Literacy rate
%
37.1%
−4.7% vs mandal average
Bakainia
37.1%
Palasi mandal
41.8%
Araria district
42.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
882
−46 vs mandal average
Bakainia
882
Palasi mandal
928
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.5 vs mandal average
Bakainia
4.3
Palasi mandal
4.8

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Bakainia at a glance

Bakainia is a village of 1,884 people in 434 households (Census 2011) in Palasi block, Araria district, Bihar, the 46th-largest of 107 villages in Palasi block. Literacy is 37%, 5 points below the block average of 42% and the sex ratio is 882 women per 1,000 men. It lies 309 km from the Araria district centre, 5 km from Gahmar, the nearest town, under 1 km from Karahia Halt railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 854333, served by Madanpur (Araria) post office; the LGD village code is 222109. The nearest hospital or health centre is Goverment hospital,Dildar Nagar, 12 km away. The sarpanch is AJMERY KHATOON, and the village votes in Mahishi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Gautam Krishna. The population is estimated at 2,221 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Dharam Ganj

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bakainia

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
0
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
No
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
ARARIA
Distance to nearest town (km)
35
Distance to district HQ (km)
35
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
10
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Dharamganj
Total area (ha)
250
Irrigated area (ha)
125
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Bakainia

LGD code
222109
Pincode
854333
Post office
Madanpur (Araria)
Population (Census 2011)
1,884
Population (projected 2026)
2,221
Households
434
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
882
Literacy rate
37.1%
Coordinates
25.46378°N, 83.77501°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Madhepura
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Mahishi
Member of Parliament
Dinesh Chandra Yadav
Member of Legislative Assembly
Gautam Krishna
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
AJMERY KHATOON
Block / Mandal
Palasi
Nearest railway station
Karahia Halt (0.9 km)
Getting there

How to reach Bakainia

Mandal centre
Palasi · ≈ 278 km
≈ 9 h 31 min by car · 11 h 18 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Araria · ≈ 309 km
≈ 10 h 34 min by car · 12 h 33 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 25,994 people
Gahmar · ≈ 5.2 km
≈ 11 min by car · 13 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna137 kmcapital
  • Kolkata566 km
  • Delhi738 km
  • Hyderabad1052 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKarahia Halt<1 km
  • Bus stophauli16 km
  • Hospital / PHCGoverment hospital,Dildar Nagar12 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India13 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil17 km
  • CollegeShahid smarak Government Degree college18 km
  • Police stationKudra Police Station46 km
Nearest to the village
Railway station
Karahia Haltunder 1 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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