# Barhanpur Village, Paroo, Muzaffarpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Paroo, Muzaffarpur 

# Barhanpur

Barhanpur is a village in Paroo sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,476 people in 559 households**, the 29th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.3%.

- 3,476people (2011)
- 559households
- 60.8%literacy
- 880females per 1,000 males

## Barhanpur PIN code and other codes

Barhanpur falls in Paroo sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBishunpur Saraiya
- Community development blockParoo
- Census village code228235

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

## How far is Barhanpur from nearby towns?

- Paroo (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Muzaffarpur (district HQ)46 km by road
- Muzaffarpur (nearest town)46 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 Barhanpur?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Barhanpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jaitpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jaitpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Muzaffarpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Barhanpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 220 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 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 Barhanpur

Of every 100 households in Barhanpur in 2011, 1 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Barhanpur · ■ Paroo rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**77%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****37%**

**46%

Television ****14%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**5%

None of these assets ****13%**

**14%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Barhanpur?

■ Barhanpur · ■ Paroo rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.8%**

**62.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1003**

**927

Working population ****31.2%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.9% for men and 47.9% for women. 49% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 209 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 375 (35%) · **■** Household industry 28 (3%) · **■** Other work 224 (21%) · **■** Marginal 247 (23%)

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 Paroo

- Ramchandarpur3,658 people
- Keshopur Babhangawan3,619 people
- Sarmastpur3,540 people
- Koiria Nizamat3,487 people
- Austi3,401 people
- Lakhnauri3,385 people
- Gokhula Rupauli3,223 people
- Phulwaria3,179 people

[All 158 villages in Paroo](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/paroo/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barhanpur from Muzaffarpur?46 km by road
- What is the population of Barhanpur?3,476 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barhanpur in?Muzaffarpur district (Paroo sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barhanpur?60.8% (Census 2011)