Village · Barharwa, Sahibganj # Bhaurabandh Bhaurabandh is a village in Barharwa sub-district of Sahibganj district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted 378 people in 72 households, the 111th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%. - 378 people (2011) - 72 households - 57.7% literacy - 959 females per 1,000 males ## Bhaurabandh PIN code and other codes Bhaurabandh falls in Barharwa sub-district, Sahibganj district, Jharkhand. - Gram panchayat Barasonkar - Community development block Barharwa - Census village code 359718 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bhaurabandh from nearby towns? - Barharwa (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Sahibganj (district HQ) 83 km by road - Sahibganj (nearest town) 83 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bhaurabandh? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Bhaurabandh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Barasonskar - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Barasonskar - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Barasonskar - ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Barasonskar - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bhaurabandh known for? The main crops are rice. About 16% of the 62 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bhaurabandh Of every 100 households in Bhaurabandh in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Bhaurabandh · ■ Barharwa rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 8% - Toilet within the home 3% 15% - No toilet (open defecation) 97% 85% - Tap water 0% 3% - Drinking water within premises 0% 12% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 85% - Use banking services 28% 38% - Television 1% 8% - Mobile phone 71% 32% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 0% 33% - Own their home 97% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bhaurabandh? ■ Bhaurabandh · ■ Barharwa rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 57.7% 56.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 959 963 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 977 961 - Working population 48.9% 42.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.3% for men and 43.4% for women. 48% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 34 (18%) · ■ Farm labourers 35 (19%) · ■ Household industry 26 (14%) · ■ Other work 2 (1%) · ■ Marginal 88 (48%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Barharwa - Dulampur 401 people - Debu 393 people - Phulchua 388 people - Bijaipur 386 people - Sirampur 378 people - Bansikata 376 people - Ruppur 335 people - Shampur 335 people All 240 villages in Barharwa ## Quick answers - How far is Bhaurabandh from Sahibganj? 83 km by road - What is the population of Bhaurabandh? 378 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhaurabandh in? Sahibganj district (Barharwa sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Bhaurabandh? 57.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/sahibganj/barharwa/bhaurabandh-359718/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.