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

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Village · Barhara, Purnia 

# Urlaha

Urlaha is a village in Barhara sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **11,524 people in 2,142 households**, the 2nd largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.3%.

- 11,524people (2011)
- 2,142households
- 60.7%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Urlaha PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatUrlaha
- Community development blockBarhara
- Census village code223125

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

## How far is Urlaha from nearby towns?

- Barhara (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)41 km by road
- Banmankhi (nearest town)12 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 Urlaha?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Urlaha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Barhara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhamdaha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Urlaha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 737 hectares of village land is sown, and 351 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 Urlaha

Of every 100 households in Urlaha in 2011, 2 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Urlaha · ■ Barhara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**89%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****38%**

**28%

Television ****5%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**31%

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 Urlaha?

■ Urlaha · ■ Barhara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.7%**

**55.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024**

**954

Working population ****38.1%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.5% for men and 51.0% for women. 47% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 967 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,756 (63%) · **■** Household industry 36 (1%) · **■** Other work 257 (6%) · **■** Marginal 369 (8%)

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

- Sukhsena13,235 people
- Patraha11,089 people
- Barhari10,835 people
- Nipania9,052 people
- Aurahi8,976 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Urlaha from Purnia?41 km by road
- What is the population of Urlaha?11,524 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Urlaha in?Purnia district (Barhara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Urlaha?60.7% (Census 2011)