# Barnihar Village, Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran 

# Barnihar

Barnihar is a village in Narkatiaganj sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,085 people in 358 households**, the 61st largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%.

- 2,085people (2011)
- 358households
- 50.5%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Barnihar PIN code and other codes

Barnihar falls in Narkatiaganj sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatManwa
- Community development blockNarkatiaganj
- Census village code216725

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

## How far is Barnihar from nearby towns?

- Narkatiaganj (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)52 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)10 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 Barnihar?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Barnihar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Narkatiaganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Narkatiaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Barnihar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 325 hectares of village land is sown, and 195 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 Barnihar

Of every 100 households in Barnihar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Barnihar · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**49%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**98%

Use banking services ****35%**

**36%

Television ****10%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Barnihar?

■ Barnihar · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.5%**

**53.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****874**

**957

Working population ****26.8%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.5% for men and 39.7% for women. 46% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 347 (62%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 202 (36%)

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 Narkatiaganj

- Banwaria2,230 people
- Rampur2,191 people
- Bhagauna2,118 people
- Barwa2,110 people
- Bhataura2,059 people
- Jamunia2,042 people
- Mujauna1,993 people
- Durgaulia1,983 people

[All 160 villages in Narkatiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/narkatiaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barnihar from Bettiah?52 km by road
- What is the population of Barnihar?2,085 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barnihar in?Pashchim Champaran district (Narkatiaganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barnihar?50.5% (Census 2011)