Village · Puraini, Madhepura # Bagahra Bagahra is a village in Puraini sub-district of Madhepura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 3,606 people in 702 households, the 14th largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.1%. - 3,606 people (2011) - 702 households - 57.5% literacy - 914 females per 1,000 males ## Bagahra PIN code and other codes Bagahra falls in Puraini sub-district, Madhepura district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Bansgopal - Community development block Puraini - Census village code 226152 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bagahra from nearby towns? - Puraini (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Madhepura (district HQ) 52 km by road - Murliganj (nearest town) 35 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bagahra? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Bagahra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Chausa - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Udakishanganj - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 3 h summer · 4 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bagahra known for? The main crops are paddy. About 58% of the 331 hectares of village land is sown, and 182 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bagahra Of every 100 households in Bagahra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Bagahra · ■ Puraini rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 6% - Toilet within the home 5% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 95% 89% - Tap water 1% 3% - Drinking water within premises 20% 46% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 97% - Use banking services 34% 24% - Television 4% 6% - Mobile phone 60% 46% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 4% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 21% 34% - Own their home 98% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bagahra? ■ Bagahra · ■ Puraini rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 57.5% 50.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 914 910 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 994 942 - Working population 43.8% 37.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.8% for men and 46.0% for women. 48% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 268 (17%) · ■ Farm labourers 616 (39%) · ■ Household industry 40 (3%) · ■ Other work 59 (4%) · ■ Marginal 596 (38%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Puraini - Narda 4,257 people - Dumrail 4,206 people - Nurullapur urf Jogirar 3,768 people - Nayatola urf Hamidpur 3,706 people - Karaman 3,446 people - Kursandi 3,265 people - Raota 2,653 people - Mohammadpur Balia 1,306 people All 31 villages in Puraini ## Quick answers - How far is Bagahra from Madhepura? 52 km by road - What is the population of Bagahra? 3,606 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bagahra in? Madhepura district (Puraini sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bagahra? 57.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/puraini/bagahra/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.