# Barhari Village, Barhara, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Barhara, Purnia 

# Barhari

Barhari is a village in Barhara sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,905 people in 620 households**, the 29th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.3%.

- 2,905people (2011)
- 620households
- 65.6%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Barhari PIN code and other codes

Barhari falls in Barhara sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBasdeopur
- Community development blockBarhara
- Census village code223123

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

## How far is Barhari from nearby towns?

- Barhara (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)46 km by road
- Banmankhi (nearest town)15 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 Barhari?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Barhari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Barhara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhamdaha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Barhari known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 62% of the 344 hectares of village land is sown, and 106 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 Barhari

Of every 100 households in Barhari in 2011, 16 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barhari · ■ Barhara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**89%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**61%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**98%

Use banking services ****27%**

**28%

Television ****11%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Barhari?

■ Barhari · ■ Barhara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**55.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931**

**954

Working population ****37.6%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 57.4% for women. 47% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 321 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 361 (33%) · **■** Household industry 21 (2%) · **■** Other work 161 (15%) · **■** Marginal 229 (21%)

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 Barhara

- Chahbacha3,850 people
- Mulkia3,742 people
- Sahsaul3,707 people
- Hanuman Nagar Chakla3,039 people
- Gauripur2,422 people
- Latraha2,393 people
- Laukahi Chakla1,667 people
- Rustampur1,384 people

[All 62 villages in Barhara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/barhara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barhari from Purnia?46 km by road
- What is the population of Barhari?2,905 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barhari in?Purnia district (Barhara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barhari?65.6% (Census 2011)