# Barhampur Village, Kusheshwar Asthan, Darbhanga (Bihar)

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Village · Kusheshwar Asthan, Darbhanga 

# Barhampur

Barhampur is a village in Kusheshwar Asthan sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code **848209**. The 2011 Census counted **2,066 people in 420 households**, the 30th largest of 71 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.5%.

- 2,066people (2011)
- 420households
- 41.5%literacy
- 848209PIN code

## Barhampur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Barhampur is 848209.** Barhampur falls in Kusheshwar Asthan sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- PIN code848209
- Gram panchayatAurahi
- Community development blockKusheshwar Asthan
- Census village code227860

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

## How far is Barhampur from nearby towns?

- Kusheshwar Asthan (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)60 km by road
- Rosera (nearest town)28 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 Barhampur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Barhampur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 14 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 Barhampur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 110 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Barhampur

Of every 100 households in Barhampur in 2011, 2 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barhampur · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**98%

Use banking services ****10%**

**29%

Television ****3%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**37%

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 Barhampur?

■ Barhampur · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.5%**

**50.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****797**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887**

**935

Working population ****32.6%**

**34.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.4% for men and 20.9% for women. 44% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 51 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 250 (37%) · **■** Household industry 31 (5%) · **■** Other work 85 (13%) · **■** Marginal 256 (38%)

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 Kusheshwar Asthan

- Manaitha2,214 people
- Mohim Buzurg2,201 people
- Jafarpur2,199 people
- Ghorsar2,171 people
- Ghordaur2,022 people
- Khotas Kalana1,918 people
- Aso1,906 people
- Pach Hara Buzrug1,885 people

[All 73 villages in Kusheshwar Asthan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/kusheshwar-asthan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Barhampur?848209
- How far is Barhampur from Darbhanga?60 km by road
- What is the population of Barhampur?2,066 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barhampur in?Darbhanga district (Kusheshwar Asthan sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barhampur?41.5% (Census 2011)
