# Barahi Village, Sonbarsa, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sonbarsa, Saharsa 

# Barahi

Barahi is a village in Sonbarsa sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,768 people in 912 households**, the 18th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.4%.

- 4,768people (2011)
- 912households
- 59.8%literacy
- 871females per 1,000 males

## Barahi PIN code and other codes

Barahi falls in Sonbarsa sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKashnagar
- Community development blockSonbarsa
- Census village code226581

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?

- Sonbarsa (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)45 km by road
- Saharasa (nearest town)45 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?

9 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 · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sonbarasa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhepura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Barahi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 414 hectares of village land is sown, and 142 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, 1 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barahi · ■ Sonbarsa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**3%

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

**11%

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

**88%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**54%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****48%**

**44%

Television ****3%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**40%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Sonbarsa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.8%**

**52.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****871**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926**

**937

Working population ****30.9%**

**33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.8% for men and 50.4% for women. 43% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 256 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 309 (21%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 171 (12%) · **■** Marginal 729 (49%)

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 Sonbarsa

- Atlakha5,056 people
- Dahad4,996 people
- Behta4,852 people
- Gonram4,783 people
- Amirta4,722 people
- Mahua patti Dakhin wari4,649 people
- Manguar4,606 people
- Bhasti4,504 people

[All 59 villages in Sonbarsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/sonbarsa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barahi from Saharsa?45 km by road
- What is the population of Barahi?4,768 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barahi in?Saharsa district (Sonbarsa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barahi?59.8% (Census 2011)