# Barahra Village, Charpokhari, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/charpokhari/barahra/ Village · Charpokhari, Bhojpur # Barahra Barahra is a village in Charpokhari sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,759 people in 332 households**, the 22nd largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%. - 1,759people (2011) - 332households - 73.0%literacy - 1,050females per 1,000 males ## Barahra PIN code and other codes Barahra falls in Charpokhari sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSemraon - Community development blockCharpokhari - Census village code247478 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Barahra from nearby towns? - Charpokhari (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Arrah (district HQ)30 km by road - Piro (nearest town)10 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 Barahra? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Barahra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Semraon - ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 Barahra known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 34% of the 126 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 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 Barahra Of every 100 households in Barahra in 2011, 12 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Barahra · ■ Charpokhari rural average Electricity for lighting ****12%** **2% Toilet within the home ****26%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **85% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****77%** **74% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **94% Use banking services ****83%** **59% Television ****25%** **11% Mobile phone ****41%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****15%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **1% None of these assets ****39%** **25% Own their home ****100%** **98% 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 Barahra? ■ Barahra · ■ Charpokhari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%** **68.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1050** **927 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1022** **916 Working population ****24.2%** **30.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.6% for men and 60.1% for women. 46% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 173 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 102 (24%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 83 (20%) · **■** Marginal 64 (15%) 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 Charpokhari - Kori1,917 people - Barni1,894 people - Charpokhri1,874 people - Lilari1,866 people - Nagraon1,692 people - Mansagar1,656 people - Kasmariya1,496 people - Kusamhi1,491 people [All 90 villages in Charpokhari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/charpokhari/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Barahra from Arrah?30 km by road - What is the population of Barahra?1,759 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barahra in?Bhojpur district (Charpokhari sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Barahra?73.0% (Census 2011)