# Barahi Village, Saur Bazar, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Saur Bazar, Saharsa 

# Barahi

Barahi is a village in Saur Bazar sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,982 people in 579 households**, the 23rd largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%.

- 2,982people (2011)
- 579households
- 47.4%literacy
- 883females per 1,000 males

## Barahi PIN code and other codes

Barahi falls in Saur Bazar sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatTiri
- Community development blockSaur Bazar
- Census village code226464

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

## How far is Barahi from nearby towns?

- Saur Bazar (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)20 km by road
- Saharsa (nearest town)20 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 Barahi?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Saharsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 8 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 Barahi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 275 hectares of village land is sown, and 87 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 Barahi

Of every 100 households in Barahi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barahi · ■ Saur Bazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**44%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****43%**

**38%

Television ****3%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**37%

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 Barahi?

■ Barahi · ■ Saur Bazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.4%**

**54.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862**

**950

Working population ****29.7%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.3% for men and 33.0% for women. 42% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 228 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 341 (39%) · **■** Other work 85 (10%) · **■** Marginal 231 (26%)

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 Saur Bazar

- Lachhminia3,987 people
- Rauta Khem3,975 people
- Kachra3,575 people
- Phursaha3,317 people
- Sahuria2,932 people
- Kachra2,928 people
- Dham sena2,592 people
- Barsam2,524 people

[All 56 villages in Saur Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/saur-bazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barahi from Saharsa?20 km by road
- What is the population of Barahi?2,982 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barahi in?Saharsa district (Saur Bazar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barahi?47.4% (Census 2011)