# Barahta Village, Kargahar, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kargahar, Rohtas 

# Barahta

Barahta is a village in Kargahar sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **678 people in 98 households**, the 132nd largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 678people (2011)
- 98households
- 70.2%literacy
- 863females per 1,000 males

## Barahta PIN code and other codes

Barahta falls in Kargahar sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBakasara
- Community development blockKargahar
- Census village code251638

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

## How far is Barahta from nearby towns?

- Kargahar (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)25 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)25 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 Barahta?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Barahta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Bikramganj
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shiwapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sasaram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Barahta known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 98% of the 100 hectares of village land is sown, and 98 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 Barahta

Of every 100 households in Barahta in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barahta · ■ Kargahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**83%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****43%**

**64%

Television ****4%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**13%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****20%**

**16%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Barahta?

■ Barahta · ■ Kargahar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****863**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1102**

**918

Working population ****32.9%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 59.0% for women. 47% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 50 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 118 (53%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 25 (11%) · **■** Marginal 28 (13%)

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 Kargahar

- Pathalpura714 people
- Bahuara705 people
- Bhagwanpur702 people
- Ratanpura700 people
- Kamalpur677 people
- Bahera666 people
- Karwar655 people
- Chilbila644 people

[All 257 villages in Kargahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/kargahar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barahta from Sasaram?25 km by road
- What is the population of Barahta?678 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barahta in?Rohtas district (Kargahar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barahta?70.2% (Census 2011)