# Barhya Village, Bihariganj, Madhepura (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/bihariganj/barhya/ Village · Bihariganj, Madhepura # Barhya Barhya is a village in Bihariganj sub-district of Madhepura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,477 people in 286 households**, the 22nd largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.5%. - 1,477people (2011) - 286households - 59.8%literacy - 926females per 1,000 males ## Barhya PIN code and other codes Barhya falls in Bihariganj sub-district, Madhepura district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatHathiodha - Community development blockBihariganj - Census village code226080 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Barhya from nearby towns? - Bihariganj (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Madhepura (district HQ)30 km by road - Madhepura (nearest town)41 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 Barhya? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Barhya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Biharigang - ○Degree college10+ km · Udakishungang - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhepura - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 h winter 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 Barhya known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 99% of the 78 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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 Barhya Of every 100 households in Barhya in 2011, 0 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Barhya · ■ Bihariganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **8% Toilet within the home ****40%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****60%** **77% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****99%** **68% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **95% Use banking services ****72%** **32% Television ****40%** **9% Mobile phone ****67%** **46% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****17%** **31% Own their home ****94%** **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 Barhya? ■ Barhya · ■ Bihariganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.8%** **57.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926** **919 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946** **933 Working population ****23.8%** **36.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.7% for men and 51.2% for women. 43% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 14 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (13%) · **■** Other work 271 (77%) · **■** Marginal 19 (5%) 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 Bihariganj - Shekhpura3,356 people - Lachhmipur2,578 people - Fatehpur2,267 people - Belahi2,124 people - Bishunpur1,357 people [All 23 villages in Bihariganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/bihariganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Barhya from Madhepura?30 km by road - What is the population of Barhya?1,477 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barhya in?Madhepura district (Bihariganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Barhya?59.8% (Census 2011)