Village · Shahpur, Bhojpur
# Barmhapa

Barmhapa is a village in Shahpur sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 446 people in 71 households, the 76th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%.
- 446 people (2011)
- 71 households
- 71.2% literacy
- 906 females per 1,000 males

## Barmhapa PIN code and other codes

Barmhapa falls in Shahpur sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Bahoranpur
- Community development block Shahpur
- Census village code 246618

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Barmhapa from nearby towns?
- Shahpur (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ) 40 km by road
- Shahpur (nearest town) 10 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Barmhapa?

0 services counted by the Census are inside Barmhapa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Chamarpur
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Barsaun
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Arrah
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Buxer
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Barmhapa known for?

About 83% of the 28 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Barmhapa

Of every 100 households in Barmhapa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barmhapa · ■ Shahpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 5%
- Toilet within the home 6% 17%
- No toilet (open defecation) 94% 82%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 66% 74%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 8%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 90%
- Use banking services 62% 63%
- Television 8% 18%
- Mobile phone 62% 69%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 6% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 32% 15%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Barmhapa?

■ Barmhapa · ■ Shahpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 71.2% 70.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 906 894
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1061 909
- Working population 21.5% 31.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 57.1% for women. 41% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Other work 9 (9%) · ■ Marginal 87 (91%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Shahpur
- Ram Karhi 629 people
- Saiya Ka Dera 617 people
- Keotiya 548 people
- Gobindpur 454 people
- Tapsi Ka Dera 428 people
- Panrepur 416 people
- Abatana 346 people
- Nandlal Ka Dera 346 people

All 137 villages in Shahpur

## Quick answers
- How far is Barmhapa from Arrah? 40 km by road
- What is the population of Barmhapa? 446 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barmhapa in? Bhojpur district (Shahpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barmhapa? 71.2% (Census 2011)

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