# Barhait Village, Shambhuganj, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/shambhuganj/barhait/ Village · Shambhuganj, Banka # Barhait Barhait is a village in Shambhuganj sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **223 people in 47 households**, the 115th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%. - 223people (2011) - 47households - 94.9%literacy - 784females per 1,000 males ## Barhait PIN code and other codes Barhait falls in Shambhuganj sub-district, Banka district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKurma - Community development blockShambhuganj - Census village code240364 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Barhait from nearby towns? - Shambhuganj (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Banka (district HQ)40 km by road - Sultanganj (nearest town)20 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 Barhait? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Barhait; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kurma - ○Degree college10+ km · Shambhuganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 1 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 Barhait known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. Products made here include hand tools, terracota pot and wooden items. About 100% of the 88 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Barhait Of every 100 households in Barhait in 2011, 13 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Barhait · ■ Shambhuganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****13%** **12% Toilet within the home ****53%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****47%** **79% Tap water ****7%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****62%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **94% Use banking services ****71%** **41% Television ****24%** **9% Mobile phone ****67%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **1% None of these assets ****20%** **36% Own their home ****98%** **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 Barhait? ■ Barhait · ■ Shambhuganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****94.9%** **64.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****784** **884 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****733** **918 Working population ****28.3%** **34.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 98.2% for men and 90.8% for women. 47% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 35 (56%) · **■** Marginal 27 (43%) 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 Shambhuganj - Manikpur263 people - Raipura237 people - Jangal234 people - Shampur227 people - Karsandi207 people - Madanpur207 people - Khas Bagha183 people - Gauripur178 people [All 186 villages in Shambhuganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/shambhuganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Barhait from Banka?40 km by road - What is the population of Barhait?223 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barhait in?Banka district (Shambhuganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Barhait?94.9% (Census 2011)