# Barhouna Village, Kharagpur, Munger (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kharagpur, Munger 

# Barhouna

Barhouna is a village in Kharagpur sub-district of Munger district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,573 people in 663 households**, the 15th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.2%.

- 3,573people (2011)
- 663households
- 69.2%literacy
- 881females per 1,000 males

## Barhouna PIN code and other codes

Barhouna falls in Kharagpur sub-district, Munger district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBadouna
- Community development blockKharagpur
- Census village code242980

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

## How far is Barhouna from nearby towns?

- Kharagpur (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Munger (district HQ)30 km by road
- Kharagpur (nearest town)11 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 Barhouna?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Barhouna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Muzaffarganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kharagpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kharagpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 7 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 Barhouna known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 147 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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 Barhouna

Of every 100 households in Barhouna in 2011, 2 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barhouna · ■ Kharagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**81%

Tap water ****16%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**95%

Use banking services ****32%**

**56%

Television ****12%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****51%**

**34%

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 Barhouna?

■ Barhouna · ■ Kharagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%**

**61.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881**

**878

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892**

**940

Working population ****30.3%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 58.1% for women. 47% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 39 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 275 (25%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 266 (25%) · **■** Marginal 498 (46%)

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 Kharagpur

- Mozaffarganj4,277 people
- Majhgain4,208 people
- Dariyapur3,755 people
- Baijalpur3,709 people
- Sibpur Laugain3,374 people
- Khaira3,366 people
- Barui3,113 people
- Khanrbihari3,006 people

[All 120 villages in Kharagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/munger/kharagpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barhouna from Munger?30 km by road
- What is the population of Barhouna?3,573 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barhouna in?Munger district (Kharagpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barhouna?69.2% (Census 2011)