# Barahi Village, Riga, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/riga/barahi/ Village · Riga, Sitamarhi # Barahi Barahi is a village in Riga sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar, PIN code **843327**. The 2011 Census counted **2,786 people in 657 households**, the 27th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%. - 2,786people (2011) - 657households - 58.6%literacy - 843327PIN code ## Barahi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Barahi is 843327.** Barahi falls in Riga sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar. - PIN code843327 - Gram panchayatSahbajpur - Community development blockRiga - Census village code219370 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? - Riga (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Sitamarhi (district HQ)11 km by road - Sitamarhi (nearest town)11 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? 11 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Majhaulia - ○Degree college10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 68% of the 218 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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, 2 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Barahi · ■ Riga rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **7% Toilet within the home ****32%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **80% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****44%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **95% Use banking services ****34%** **35% Television ****11%** **8% Mobile phone ****39%** **47% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****43%** **28% 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 · ■ Riga rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.6%** **54.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899** **894 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****874** **937 Working population ****27.6%** **28.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.2% for men and 46.8% for women. 49% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 263 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 415 (54%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 62 (8%) · **■** Marginal 14 (2%) 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 Riga - Sankhi3,399 people - Mandar3,383 people - Narsanda urf Narsawan3,378 people - Pakri2,809 people - Bakhri2,769 people - Khairwa2,701 people - Basantpur2,612 people - Ijrahia1,677 people [All 42 villages in Riga](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/riga/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Barahi?843327 - How far is Barahi from Sitamarhi?11 km by road - What is the population of Barahi?2,786 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barahi in?Sitamarhi district (Riga sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Barahi?58.6% (Census 2011)