# Barahia Village, Kadwa, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Kadwa, Katihar 

# Barahia

Barahia is a village in Kadwa sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **855105**. The 2011 Census counted **940 people in 194 households**, the 112th largest of 234 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.5%.

- 940people (2011)
- 194households
- 47.9%literacy
- 855105PIN code

## Barahia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Barahia is 855105.** Barahia falls in Kadwa sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- PIN code855105
- Gram panchayatChouni
- Community development blockKadwa
- Census village code224593

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

## How far is Barahia from nearby towns?

- Kadwa (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)45 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)45 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 Barahia?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sonauli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sisia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 Barahia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 67% of the 72 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Barahia

Of every 100 households in Barahia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barahia · ■ Kadwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**50%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****11%**

**24%

Television ****3%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**35%

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 Barahia?

■ Barahia · ■ Kadwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.9%**

**50.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****991**

**969

Working population ****26.7%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.2% for men and 27.0% for women. 45% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 11 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 118 (47%) · **■** Other work 18 (7%) · **■** Marginal 104 (41%)

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 Kadwa

- Bijahar995 people
- Ahmadpur988 people
- Khempur979 people
- Harda948 people
- Tetarpur938 people
- Nikhra933 people
- Kelabari924 people
- Rasidpur902 people

[All 264 villages in Kadwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/kadwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Barahia?855105
- How far is Barahia from Katihar?45 km by road
- What is the population of Barahia?940 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barahia in?Katihar district (Kadwa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barahia?47.9% (Census 2011)