# Bahera Village, Dobhi, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dobhi, Gaya 

# Bahera

Bahera is a village in Dobhi sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,673 people in 291 households**, the 29th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%.

- 1,673people (2011)
- 291households
- 43.3%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Bahera PIN code and other codes

Bahera falls in Dobhi sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPachratan
- Community development blockDobhi
- Census village code256471

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

## How far is Bahera from nearby towns?

- Dobhi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)42 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)22 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 Bahera?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Bahera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)3 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 Bahera known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 46% of the 353 hectares of village land is sown, and 144 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 Bahera

Of every 100 households in Bahera in 2011, 34 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bahera · ■ Dobhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**87%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**27%

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

**1%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****64%**

**50%

Television ****3%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****39%**

**33%

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 Bahera?

■ Bahera · ■ Dobhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.3%**

**53.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****891**

**992

Working population ****30.2%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.0% for men and 38.3% for women. 46% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 78 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 294 (58%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 65 (13%) · **■** Marginal 57 (11%)

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 Dobhi

- Makhraur1,792 people
- Amarut1,729 people
- Lemogara1,724 people
- Kusmha1,700 people
- Salempur1,620 people
- Patti1,612 people
- Kajiar1,601 people
- Garwaiya1,573 people

[All 130 villages in Dobhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/dobhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bahera from Gaya?42 km by road
- What is the population of Bahera?1,673 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bahera in?Gaya district (Dobhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bahera?43.3% (Census 2011)