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Gaya district
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Gaya district is one of the thirty-eight districts of the Indian state of Bihar. It was officially established on 3 October 1865. The district has a common boundary with the state of Jharkhand to the south. Gaya city is both the district he ...
of the Indian state of
Bihar
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.
Administration
It contains
141 villages and 13
gram panchayats. Sarwan Bazar is the biggest and Nimi is the smallest village. Sarva Bazar and Sarva Khash are undeveloped villages. Jyoti Manjhi is MLA of Barachatti. Sobh Bazaar is the largest bazar of Sabji Mandi in Bihar.
Water
The groundwater level has declined and water is scarce. The Nal Jal pay Jal yojna program failed to provide domestic water supply.
Demographics
The total population is 142,534 according to the 2011 census. There were 72,455 males (51%) and 70,079 females (49%).
The literacy rate for the population was 48 per cent. Literates were 67,745 of which males were 39,891 and females 27,854.
Geography
It is situated 45 km south of district headquarters
Gaya and 150 km from the state capital
Patna
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in the north. It is bounded by Chouparan Block towards the east,
Itkhori Block towards the south,
Fatehpur Block towards the north, Mohanpur Block towards the north.
Bodh Gaya City,
Gaya City,
Sherghati
Sherghati is a town in the Gaya district in Bihar (formally Magadha), India. The Morhar River surrounds it. A meteorite that came from Mars fell here on 25 August 1865; it is now kept in a London museum, and is known as the Shergotty meteori ...
City,
Jhumri Tilaiya City are the closest cities.
Transport
National Highway 2 Grand Trunk Road
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from
Kolkata
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to
Delhi
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passes through Barachatti. The nearest railway station is
Gaya Junction
Gaya Junction railway station is a junction station serving the city of Gaya, the headquarters of Gaya district and Magadh Division in the Indian state of Bihar. Gaya is in the Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya railway division of the East Centra ...
47 km from Barachatti, which has trains to major destinations. The nearest airport is
Gaya International Airport
Gaya International Airport is an international airport serving Gaya, Bihar, India. It is located south-west of Gaya and from Bodh Gaya, from where Gautama Buddha attained enlightenment.
Overview
The airport is spread over an area of 954 ...
40 km away.
Commerce
Barachatti Bazar, sobh Bazar (Sanichhar Bazar)
Sarwan Bazar (Mangal Bazar) is among the largest
cattle
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markets in Gaya. The Mangal bazaar runs every Tuesday. Other markets in Barachatti include Sobh Bazzar, (''jagarnath vastraly sobh'') Bhadhya bazzar and Barachatti market. Balti & Jug market is there.
References
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Cities and towns in Gaya district