# Barahra Village, Bijaipur, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Bijaipur, Gopalganj 

# Barahra

Barahra is a village in Bijaipur sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,515 people in 225 households**, the 30th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 1,515people (2011)
- 225households
- 65.7%literacy
- 1,070females per 1,000 males

## Barahra PIN code and other codes

Barahra falls in Bijaipur sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJagdishpur
- Community development blockBijaipur
- Census village code229865

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

## How far is Barahra from nearby towns?

- Bijaipur (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)75 km by road
- Deoria (nearest town)21 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 Barahra?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Barahra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · More
- ○Degree college10+ km · More
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 1 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 Barahra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 71% of the 109 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Barahra

Of every 100 households in Barahra in 2011, 2 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barahra · ■ Bijaipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**14%

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

**10%

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

**89%

Tap water ****2%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****72%**

**67%

Television ****5%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****12%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Barahra?

■ Barahra · ■ Bijaipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1070**

**1084

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091**

**957

Working population ****23.4%**

**32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.0% for men and 53.3% for women. 43% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 203 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (4%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 69 (19%) · **■** Marginal 63 (18%)

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 Bijaipur

- Nauka Tola1,657 people
- Sabea1,651 people
- Mahuawa1,644 people
- Bilarua1,590 people
- Majhariya1,504 people
- Korea1,493 people
- Belwa1,444 people
- Ainthi1,414 people

[All 143 villages in Bijaipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/bijaipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barahra from Gopalganj?75 km by road
- What is the population of Barahra?1,515 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barahra in?Gopalganj district (Bijaipur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barahra?65.7% (Census 2011)