Barhara, also spelled Badahar, Barahara, or Barahra, is a village and corresponding

community development block In India, a Community development block (CD block) or simply Block is a sub-division of Tehsil, administratively earmarked for planning and development. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer (BDO), supported by several techni ...

in Bhojpur District of

Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West ...

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. It is situated on the bank of the river

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. By the time of July–August most of the villages under this block are affected by deluge. As of 2011, its population was 6,889, in 927 households, while the total block population was 240,636, in 35,185 households.

Demographics

The

sex ratio The sex ratio (or gender ratio) is usually defined as the ratio of males to females in a population. As explained by Fisher's principle, for evolutionary reasons this is typically about 1:1 in species which reproduce sexually. Many species de ...

of Barhara block, as of 2011, was 878, which was the lowest in Bhojpur district. The sex ratio was higher in the 0-6 age group, with 906 females for every 1000 males. Members of

scheduled castes The Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) are officially designated groups of people and among the most disadvantaged socio-economic groups in India. The terms are recognized in the Constitution of India and the groups are designa ...

made up 12.05% of block residents and members of

scheduled tribes The Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) are officially designated groups of people and among the most disadvantaged socio-economic groups in India. The terms are recognized in the Constitution of India and the groups are designa ...

made up 0.88%. The

literacy rate Literacy in its broadest sense describes "particular ways of thinking about and doing reading and writing" with the purpose of understanding or expressing thoughts or ideas in written form in some specific context of use. In other words, hum ...

in Barhara block was 69.11% (80.5% among men and 56.04% among women). Pin Code of Barhara is 802311 which comes under bhojpur postal division (Bihar Circle). A majority of Barhara block's workforce was engaged in

agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled peop ...

in 2011, with 17.70% being cultivators who owned or leased their own land and a further 47.25% being agricultural labourers who worked another person's land for wages. An additional 8.44% were household industry workers, and the remaining 26.61% were other workers.

Administration

Barhara village is administered by Mukhiya through its gram panchayat, who is elected representative of village as per constitution of India and Panchyati Raj Act.

Villages

Barhara block contains the following 79 villages:

Nearby places

Buxar Buxar is a nagar parishad city in the state of Bihar, India bordering Uttar Pradesh. It is the headquarters of the eponymous Buxar district, as well as the headquarters of the community development block of Buxar, which also contains the c ...

Arrah Arrah (also transliterated as Ara) is a city and a municipal corporation in Bhojpur district (formerly known as Shahabad district) in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the headquarters of Bhojpur district, located near the confluence of the G ...

* Ekauna * Rampur * Padariya

Notes and references

External links

Villages in Bhojpur, Bihar
Villages in Bhojpur district, India {{Bihar-geo-stub