# Barhana Village, Itarhi, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Itarhi, Buxar 

# Barhana

Barhana is a village in Itarhi sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,169 people in 152 households**, the 52nd largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 1,169people (2011)
- 152households
- 77.6%literacy
- 998females per 1,000 males

## Barhana PIN code and other codes

Barhana falls in Itarhi sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBijhaura
- Community development blockItarhi
- Census village code248684

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

## How far is Barhana from nearby towns?

- Itarhi (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)23 km by road
- Buxar (nearest town)23 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 Barhana?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Barhana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sigti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sisaudha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 4 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 Barhana known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and oil seeds**. About 92% of the 89 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 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 Barhana

Of every 100 households in Barhana in 2011, 1 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barhana · ■ Itarhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**70%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****52%**

**55%

Television ****14%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**19%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Barhana?

■ Barhana · ■ Itarhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967**

**946

Working population ****42.5%**

**30.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 67.8% for women. 57% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 111 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (7%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 29 (6%) · **■** Marginal 310 (62%)

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 Itarhi

- Karmi1,219 people
- Baladewa1,184 people
- Ghiuria1,173 people
- Dewasthapur1,170 people
- Manoharpur1,138 people
- Khakrahi1,134 people
- Bhelupur1,127 people
- Baikunthpur1,104 people

[All 167 villages in Itarhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/itarhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barhana from Buxar?23 km by road
- What is the population of Barhana?1,169 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barhana in?Buxar district (Itarhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barhana?77.6% (Census 2011)