# Barahpur Village, Barharia, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Barharia, Siwan 

# Barahpur

Barahpur is a village in Barharia sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,221 people in 192 households**, the 92nd largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%.

- 1,221people (2011)
- 192households
- 61.1%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Barahpur PIN code and other codes

Barahpur falls in Barharia sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBahadurpur
- Community development blockBarharia
- Census village code231517

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

## How far is Barahpur from nearby towns?

- Barharia (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)21 km by road
- Siwan (nearest town)21 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 Barahpur?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jogapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Siwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Siwan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Barahpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 86 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Barahpur

Of every 100 households in Barahpur in 2011, 5 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barahpur · ■ Barharia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**77%

Tap water ****4%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**70%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****73%**

**67%

Television ****3%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**12%

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 Barahpur?

■ Barahpur · ■ Barharia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.1%**

**68.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1253**

**963

Working population ****25.9%**

**30.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.9% for men and 50.3% for women. 47% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 12 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 69 (22%) · **■** Marginal 226 (72%)

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 Barharia

- Mira Chhapra1,268 people
- Khori Pakar Jaddi1,267 people
- Jiadi Tola1,247 people
- Paltu Hata1,244 people
- Surahia1,166 people
- Kaluchhapra1,163 people
- Wasilpur1,124 people
- Girddharpur1,113 people

[All 140 villages in Barharia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/barharia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barahpur from Siwan?21 km by road
- What is the population of Barahpur?1,221 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barahpur in?Siwan district (Barharia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barahpur?61.1% (Census 2011)