# Baraha Village, Dumaria, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dumaria, Gaya 

# Baraha

Baraha is a village in Dumaria sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar, PIN code **824206**. The 2011 Census counted **2,037 people in 286 households**, the 20th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.8%.

- 2,037people (2011)
- 286households
- 47.8%literacy
- 824206PIN code

## Baraha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Baraha is 824206.** Baraha falls in Dumaria sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- PIN code824206
- Gram panchayatChhakarbandha
- Community development blockDumaria
- Census village code256265

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

## How far is Baraha from nearby towns?

- Dumaria (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)116 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)48 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 Baraha?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn 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 office5–10 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

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 Baraha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 18% of the 680 hectares of village land is sown, and 102 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 Baraha

Of every 100 households in Baraha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Baraha · ■ Dumaria rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**87%

Tap water ****22%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**28%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****19%**

**34%

Television ****4%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**35%

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 Baraha?

■ Baraha · ■ Dumaria rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.8%**

**55.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****827**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1058**

**954

Working population ****51.5%**

**38.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.9% for men and 31.1% for women. 51% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 95 (9%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 36 (3%) · **■** Marginal 906 (86%)

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 Dumaria

- Pachmah2,187 people
- Bijhua2,177 people
- Bikua Kalan2,140 people
- Piparwar2,122 people
- Bhangia1,942 people
- Harni1,818 people
- Ramdohar1,634 people
- Purkhan Chak1,627 people

[All 124 villages in Dumaria](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/dumaria/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Baraha?824206
- How far is Baraha from Gaya?116 km by road
- What is the population of Baraha?2,037 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baraha in?Gaya district (Dumaria sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Baraha?47.8% (Census 2011)