# Barahkurwa Village, Amas, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Amas, Gaya 

# Barahkurwa

Barahkurwa is a village in Amas sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **417 people in 61 households**, the 69th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 417people (2011)
- 61households
- 81.8%literacy
- 862females per 1,000 males

## Barahkurwa PIN code and other codes

Barahkurwa falls in Amas sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRampur
- Community development blockAmas
- Census village code255826

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

## How far is Barahkurwa from nearby towns?

- Amas (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)60 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)24 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 Barahkurwa?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Barahkurwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Bahera
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sherghati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 2 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 Barahkurwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 57 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Barahkurwa

Of every 100 households in Barahkurwa in 2011, 8 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barahkurwa · ■ Amas rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**43%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**90%

Use banking services ****88%**

**49%

Television ****5%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**27%

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 Barahkurwa?

■ Barahkurwa · ■ Amas rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.8%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****862**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**971

Working population ****20.9%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.8% for men and 66.9% for women. 38% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 21 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (5%) · **■** Other work 45 (52%) · **■** Marginal 17 (20%)

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 Amas

- Rajpur521 people
- Shekh Bigha506 people
- Chature Khap501 people
- Semarhat436 people
- Paranpur410 people
- Patej400 people
- Chhotki Chilmi387 people
- Darna370 people

[All 102 villages in Amas](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/amas/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barahkurwa from Gaya?60 km by road
- What is the population of Barahkurwa?417 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barahkurwa in?Gaya district (Amas sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barahkurwa?81.8% (Census 2011)