Barahiya

Town in Bihar, India

25°17′00″N 86°02′00″E / 25.2833°N 86.0333°E / 25.2833; 86.0333Country

IndiaStateBiharDivisionMungerDistrictLakhisaraiPopulation

(2011)^[1]

• Total43,032Language

• OfficialHindi^[2] • Additional officialUrdu^[2]Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)Vehicle registrationBR-53

Barahiya is a town and nagar parishad in Lakhisarai district in the Indian state of Bihar.^[3] It has a total population of 43,032.^[1] It lies on the southern bank of the river Ganges, about 116.8 km east of Patna

Demographics

As of 2011 Indian Census, Barahiya had a total population of 43,032, of which 22,817 were males and 20,215 were females, with a sex ratio of 886. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 6,706. The total number of literates in Barahiya was 26,746, which constituted 62.2% of the population with male literacy of 67.4% and female literacy of 56.2%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Barahiya was 73.6%, of which male literacy rate was 80.1% and female literacy rate was 66.4%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 4,185 and 28 respectively. Barahiya had 6893 households in 2011.^[1]

As of 2001^[update] India census, Barahiya had a population of 39,745. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Barahiya has an average literacy rate of 53% which is well below the national average of 59.5%; with 61% of the males and 39% of females literate. 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.^[4]

Transport

Barhiya is connected to major cities of India by the Delhi-Kolkata main line, as it falls on the Asansol-Patna section which runs along the historic Grand Trunk road.^[5]

Notable people

Giriraj Singh, Indian politician, Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha and Minister of Ministry of Rural Development and Ministry of Panchayati Raj in the Government of India.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Census of India: Barahiya". Retrieved 5 December 2019.
^ ^a ^b "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
^ "Nagar Panchayat : Barahiya - Lakhisarai District". lakhisarai.nic.in. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
^ "About District". Official District website. Retrieved 15 April 2012.