# Barahima Village, Sidhwalia, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sidhwalia, Gopalganj 

# Barahima

Barahima is a village in Sidhwalia sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,834 people in 625 households**, the 13th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 3,834people (2011)
- 625households
- 62.5%literacy
- 1,088females per 1,000 males

## Barahima PIN code and other codes

Barahima falls in Sidhwalia sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSupauli
- Community development blockSidhwalia
- Census village code231153

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

## How far is Barahima from nearby towns?

- Sidhwalia (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)30 km by road
- Barauli (nearest town)12 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 Barahima?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn 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 school5–10 km · Banjaria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gopalgunj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sipaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Barahima known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 68% of the 267 hectares of village land is sown, and 160 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 Barahima

Of every 100 households in Barahima in 2011, 1 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Barahima · ■ Sidhwalia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**6%

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

**12%

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

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****66%**

**59%

Television ****12%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**12%

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 Barahima?

■ Barahima · ■ Sidhwalia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1088**

**1004

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1120**

**933

Working population ****22.1%**

**25.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.9% for men and 52.0% for women. 41% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 164 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 39 (5%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 155 (18%) · **■** Marginal 482 (57%)

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 Sidhwalia

- Jalalpur Kalan5,277 people
- Amarpura5,056 people
- Karasghat4,418 people
- Rampurwa3,944 people
- Harpur Tengrahi3,613 people
- Kabirpur3,400 people
- Budhsi3,322 people
- Jalalpur Khurd3,313 people

[All 50 villages in Sidhwalia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/sidhwalia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barahima from Gopalganj?30 km by road
- What is the population of Barahima?3,834 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barahima in?Gopalganj district (Sidhwalia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barahima?62.5% (Census 2011)