# Barahra Village, Nawanagar, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Nawanagar, Buxar 

# Barahra

Barahra is a village in Nawanagar sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **397 people in 76 households**, the 78th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.6%.

- 397people (2011)
- 76households
- 39.3%literacy
- 1,089females per 1,000 males

## Barahra PIN code and other codes

Barahra falls in Nawanagar sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSikraur
- Community development blockNawanagar
- Census village code248837

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?

- Nawanagar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)30 km by road
- Domraon (nearest town)18 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?

3 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Barhauna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sonbarisa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Barahra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 55 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 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, 32 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barahra · ■ Nawanagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**9%

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

**16%

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

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**75%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****11%**

**52%

Television ****8%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****49%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Nawanagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.3%**

**66.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1089**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**941

Working population ****32.2%**

**29.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.6% for men and 27.5% for women. 45% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 16 (12%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (5%) · **■** Marginal 105 (82%)

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 Nawanagar

- Gunja Dihri470 people
- Salempur461 people
- Lokpur444 people
- Narayanpur401 people
- Dubauli396 people
- Nonaura387 people
- Mahuari374 people
- Barhauna351 people

[All 107 villages in Nawanagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/nawanagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barahra from Buxar?30 km by road
- What is the population of Barahra?397 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barahra in?Buxar district (Nawanagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barahra?39.3% (Census 2011)