# Barahara Village, Maharajganj, Mahrajganj (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Maharajganj, Mahrajganj 

# Barahara

Barahara is a village in Maharajganj sub-district of Mahrajganj district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,173 people in 334 households**, the 216th largest of 442 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 2,173people (2011)
- 334households
- 70.5%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barahara

Of every 100 households in Barahara in 2011, 23 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barahara · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**80%

Tap water ****45%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**46%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****99%**

**84%

Television ****17%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**8%

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 Barahara?

■ Barahara · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.5%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****851**

**928

Working population ****31.0%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.7% for men and 53.4% for women. 47% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 359 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (2%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 36 (5%) · **■** Marginal 258 (38%)

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 Maharajganj

- Mohanapur2,190 people
- Basahia Khurd2,187 people
- Siswa Amahawa2,184 people
- Dhangari Munderi2,183 people
- Pakari2,162 people
- Bishunpura2,161 people
- Usarwaha2,155 people
- Unti Khas2,153 people

[All 449 villages in Maharajganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahrajganj/maharajganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barahara?2,173 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barahara in?Mahrajganj district (Maharajganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Barahara?70.5% (Census 2011)