Village · Kochadhamin, Kishanganj # Barahmasia Barahmasia is a village in Kochadhamin sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,079 people in 226 households, the 96th largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%. - 1,079 people (2011) - 226 households - 60.0% literacy - 962 females per 1,000 males ## Barahmasia PIN code and other codes Barahmasia falls in Kochadhamin sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Bagalbari - Community development block Kochadhamin - Census village code 222803 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Barahmasia from nearby towns? - Kochadhamin (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Kishanganj (district HQ) 8 km by road - Kishanganj (nearest town) 8 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Barahmasia? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Barahmasia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kochadhamin - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kishanganj - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Kishanganj - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Barahmasia known for? The main crops are paddy. About 54% of the 135 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Barahmasia Of every 100 households in Barahmasia in 2011, 43 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Barahmasia · ■ Kochadhamin rural average - Electricity for lighting 43% 18% - Toilet within the home 4% 7% - No toilet (open defecation) 96% 92% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 39% 31% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97% - Use banking services 32% 21% - Television 1% 4% - Mobile phone 49% 42% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 5% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 31% 30% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Barahmasia? ■ Barahmasia · ■ Kochadhamin rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 60.0% 59.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 962 930 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 962 - Working population 29.0% 29.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.8% for men and 53.9% for women. 48% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 67 (21%) · ■ Farm labourers 96 (31%) · ■ Household industry 13 (4%) · ■ Other work 83 (27%) · ■ Marginal 54 (17%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kochadhamin - Churakutti 1,187 people - Parhalpur 1,148 people - Barbata 1,123 people - Doria 1,098 people - Makraha 1,077 people - Hatgachhi 1,064 people - Jiwanpur 1,023 people - Titiha 1,010 people All 150 villages in Kochadhamin ## Quick answers - How far is Barahmasia from Kishanganj? 8 km by road - What is the population of Barahmasia? 1,079 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barahmasia in? Kishanganj district (Kochadhamin sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Barahmasia? 60.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/kochadhamin/barahmasia/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.