# Barahara Village, Bhorey, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhorey, Gopalganj 

# Barahara

Barahara is a village in Bhorey sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,148 people in 199 households**, the 47th largest of 154 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 1,148people (2011)
- 199households
- 69.6%literacy
- 1,187females per 1,000 males

## Barahara PIN code and other codes

Barahara falls in Bhorey sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatHardia
- Community development blockBhorey
- Census village code230042

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

## How far is Barahara from nearby towns?

- Bhorey (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)57 km by road
- Kataiya (nearest town)10 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 Barahara?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhore
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhore
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Barahara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 198 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 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 Barahara

Of every 100 households in Barahara in 2011, 15 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Barahara · ■ Bhorey rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**88%

Tap water ****46%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**95%

Use banking services ****72%**

**68%

Television ****23%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**9%

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 Barahara?

■ Barahara · ■ Bhorey rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1187**

**1064

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1041**

**959

Working population ****22.1%**

**31.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 59.6% for women. 35% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 50 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 49 (19%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 30 (12%) · **■** Marginal 124 (49%)

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 Bhorey

- Chafwa1,217 people
- Jigna Pandit1,208 people
- Khajurha Misir1,189 people
- Noniyan Chhapra1,171 people
- Dumar Shukul1,143 people
- Parsauni1,130 people
- Amahi Misir1,124 people
- Lachhmipur1,102 people

[All 172 villages in Bhorey](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/bhorey/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barahara from Gopalganj?57 km by road
- What is the population of Barahara?1,148 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barahara in?Gopalganj district (Bhorey sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barahara?69.6% (Census 2011)