# Barahia Village, Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur, Arwal (Bihar)

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Village · Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur, Arwal 

# Barahia

Barahia is a village in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur sub-district of Arwal district, Bihar, PIN code **804421**. The 2011 Census counted **512 people in 109 households**, the 38th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%.

- 512people (2011)
- 109households
- 74.7%literacy
- 804421PIN code

## Barahia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Barahia is 804421.** Barahia falls in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur sub-district, Arwal district, Bihar.

- PIN code804421
- Gram panchayatChamandi
- Community development blockSonbhadra Banshi Suryapur
- Census village code260817

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

## How far is Barahia from nearby towns?

- Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Arwal (district HQ)50 km by road
- Arwal (nearest town)50 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 Barahia?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Barahia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kurtha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Darheta
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and canal / river

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 Barahia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 57% of the 97 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 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 Barahia

Of every 100 households in Barahia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barahia · ■ Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****49%**

**51%

Television ****3%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Barahia?

■ Barahia · ■ Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%**

**64.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****673**

**955

Working population ****29.3%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.4% for men and 65.1% for women. 49% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 72 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 60 (40%) · **■** Other work 17 (11%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur

- Ghazipur732 people
- Rainath553 people
- Kutubpur546 people
- Gangapur513 people
- Daudpur324 people
- Daudpur279 people
- Chand Bigha270 people
- Rampur191 people

[All 46 villages in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/arwal/sonbhadra-banshi-suryapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Barahia?804421
- How far is Barahia from Arwal?50 km by road
- What is the population of Barahia?512 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barahia in?Arwal district (Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barahia?74.7% (Census 2011)