Village · Surajgarha, Lakhisarai # Bherha Bherha is a village in Surajgarha sub-district of Lakhisarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 3,860 people in 711 households, the 23rd largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%. - 3,860 people (2011) - 711 households - 76.5% literacy - 912 females per 1,000 males ## Bherha PIN code and other codes Bherha falls in Surajgarha sub-district, Lakhisarai district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Tajpur - Community development block Surajgarha - Census village code 243445 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bherha from nearby towns? - Surajgarha (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road - Lakhisarai (district HQ) 38 km by road - Lakhisarai (nearest town) 38 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bherha? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Bherha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 4 govt · 2 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Lakhisarai - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Lakhisarai - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bherha known for? The main crops are paddy. About 38% of the 125 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bherha Of every 100 households in Bherha in 2011, 67 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bherha · ■ Surajgarha rural average - Electricity for lighting 67% 36% - Toilet within the home 42% 34% - No toilet (open defecation) 58% 64% - Tap water 4% 5% - Drinking water within premises 55% 41% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 13% 7% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 85% 92% - Use banking services 83% 65% - Television 48% 24% - Mobile phone 54% 60% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 19% 7% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 11% 27% - 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 Bherha? ■ Bherha · ■ Surajgarha rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 76.5% 63.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 912 883 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 918 919 - Working population 30.8% 31.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.9% for men and 69.5% for women. 45% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 30 (3%) · ■ Farm labourers 136 (11%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 249 (21%) · ■ Marginal 773 (65%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Surajgarha - Budhauli Bankar 4,304 people - Manikpur 4,181 people - Toralpur 4,041 people - Amarpur 3,932 people - Kasba 3,848 people - Chora 3,669 people - Tajpur Doghra 3,594 people - Bansipur 3,537 people All 184 villages in Surajgarha ## Quick answers - How far is Bherha from Lakhisarai? 38 km by road - What is the population of Bherha? 3,860 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bherha in? Lakhisarai district (Surajgarha sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bherha? 76.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/surajgarha/bherha/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.