# Barah Village, Bikram, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bikram, Patna 

# Barah

Barah is a village in Bikram sub-district of Patna district, Bihar, PIN code **801112**. The 2011 Census counted **7,364 people in 1,104 households**, the 3rd largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 7,364people (2011)
- 1,104households
- 74.3%literacy
- 801112PIN code

## Barah PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Barah is 801112.** Barah falls in Bikram sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- PIN code801112
- Gram panchayatBarah
- Community development blockBikram
- Census village code245589

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

## How far is Barah from nearby towns?

- Bikram (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)48 km by road
- Bikram (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 Barah?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Barah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bikram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Patna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 Barah known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 600 hectares of village land is sown, and 600 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 Barah

Of every 100 households in Barah in 2011, 10 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Barah · ■ Bikram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**69%

Tap water ****10%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**92%

Use banking services ****61%**

**61%

Television ****24%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**16%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Barah?

■ Barah · ■ Bikram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%**

**70.5%

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

**914

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977**

**918

Working population ****36.0%**

**38.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.4% for men and 63.7% for women. 45% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 209 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 709 (27%) · **■** Household industry 73 (3%) · **■** Other work 576 (22%) · **■** Marginal 1,087 (41%)

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 Bikram

- Datiana10,313 people
- Patut9,111 people
- Arap6,979 people
- Wazirpur6,929 people
- Gorakhri6,347 people
- Majhauli4,281 people

[All 67 villages in Bikram](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/bikram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Barah?801112
- How far is Barah from Patna?48 km by road
- What is the population of Barah?7,364 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barah in?Patna district (Bikram sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barah?74.3% (Census 2011)
