Village · Thakurganj, Kishanganj
# Barah Pathia

Barah Pathia is a village in Thakurganj sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 399 people in 78 households, the 96th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 49.8%.
- 399 people (2011)
- 78 households
- 50.0% literacy
- 882 females per 1,000 males

## Barah Pathia PIN code and other codes

Barah Pathia falls in Thakurganj sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Tatpowa
- Community development block Thakurganj
- Census village code 222447

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Barah Pathia from nearby towns?
- Thakurganj (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ) 30 km by road
- Thakurganj (nearest town) 13 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Barah Pathia?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Barah Pathia; 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

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Thakurganj
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kanakpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water covered wells and hand pumps

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Barah Pathia known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 91% of the 104 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Barah Pathia

Of every 100 households in Barah Pathia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barah Pathia · ■ Thakurganj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 13%
- Toilet within the home 35% 7%
- No toilet (open defecation) 65% 92%
- Tap water 0% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 39% 52%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 32% 16%
- Television 1% 9%
- Mobile phone 0% 31%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 31% 34%
- Own their home 99% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Barah Pathia?

■ Barah Pathia · ■ Thakurganj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 50.0% 49.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 882 945
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 750 977
- Working population 26.3% 34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.7% for men and 49.3% for women. 45% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 5 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 97 (92%) · ■ Other work 1 (1%) · ■ Marginal 2 (2%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Thakurganj
- Bandar Jhula 442 people
- Balka Dobha 423 people
- Hulhuli Milik Arazi 421 people
- Patbhari 414 people
- Hulhuli Milik Arazi 389 people
- Katharo 342 people
- Bidhibhita 331 people
- Phatamari 291 people

All 133 villages in Thakurganj

## Other places named Barah Pathia
- Barah Pathia · Village, Thakurganj, Kishanganj · 1,456 people

## Quick answers
- How far is Barah Pathia from Kishanganj? 30 km by road
- What is the population of Barah Pathia? 399 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barah Pathia in? Kishanganj district (Thakurganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barah Pathia? 50.0% (Census 2011)

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