# Barahi Village, Kishanganj, Madhepura (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Kishanganj, Madhepura 

# Barahi

Barahi is a village in Kishanganj sub-district of Madhepura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,585 people in 677 households**, the 23rd largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 48.2%.

- 3,585people (2011)
- 677households
- 58.5%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Barahi PIN code and other codes

Barahi falls in Kishanganj sub-district, Madhepura district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBarahi Anandpura
- Community development blockKishanganj
- Census village code226131

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

## How far is Barahi from nearby towns?

- Kishanganj (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Madhepura (district HQ)32 km by road
- Madhepura (nearest town)32 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 Barahi?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Barahi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Udakishanganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhepura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhepura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Barahi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 306 hectares of village land is sown, and 226 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 Barahi

Of every 100 households in Barahi in 2011, 10 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barahi · ■ Kishanganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**52%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****43%**

**35%

Television ****3%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**38%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Barahi?

■ Barahi · ■ Kishanganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.5%**

**48.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**910

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903**

**941

Working population ****40.4%**

**36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.7% for men and 44.8% for women. 53% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 153 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 240 (17%) · **■** Other work 45 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1,011 (70%)

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 Kishanganj

- Pariharpur4,720 people
- Barateni4,676 people
- Lachhmipur4,584 people
- Shekhpur Chaman4,137 people
- Murli Chandwa3,526 people
- Lashkari3,458 people
- Rampur Dehru3,399 people
- Uda2,867 people

[All 44 villages in Kishanganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/kishanganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barahi from Madhepura?32 km by road
- What is the population of Barahi?3,585 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barahi in?Madhepura district (Kishanganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barahi?58.5% (Census 2011)