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Bharkhar

Barhampur mandal
Pincode 802134
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Bharkhar is a village in Barhampur mandal, Buxar district, Bihar. It has a population of 1,242 across 200 households with a literacy rate of 63.1%. The village is located at 25.189°N, 83.616°E.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
GULAB CHANDRA GUPTA
Contact: 95****6435
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LGD code
248027
Pincode
802134
Post office
Raghunathpur (Buxar)
Population
1,242
Households
200
Literacy rate
63.1%
Sex ratio
981 ♀/1000♂
Workers
433
Distance to district centre
219 km
Distance to mandal centre
166 km
Distance to Patna
159 km
Distance to Kolkata
564 km
Nearest railway station
Bhabua Road · 2 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Dr.Awinash Clinic · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Bharkhar compares

By population, Bharkhar ranks #41 of 104 villages in Barhampur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
63.1%
+7.7% vs mandal average
Bharkhar
63.1%
Barhampur mandal
55.4%
Buxar district
58.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
981
+59 vs mandal average
Bharkhar
981
Barhampur mandal
922
Household size
people per home
6.2
−0.6 vs mandal average
Bharkhar
6.2
Barhampur mandal
6.8

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Bharkhar at a glance

Bharkhar is a village of 1,242 people in 200 households (Census 2011) in Barhampur block, Buxar district, Bihar, the 41st-largest of 104 villages in Barhampur block. Literacy is 63%, 8 points above the block average of 55% and the sex ratio is 981 women per 1,000 men. It lies 219 km from the Buxar district centre, 2 km from Mohania, the nearest town, 2 km from Bhabua Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 802134, served by Raghunathpur (Buxar) post office; the LGD village code is 248027. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr.Awinash Clinic, 2 km away. The sarpanch is GULAB CHANDRA GUPTA, and the village votes in Fatuha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rama Nand Yadav. The population is estimated at 1,464 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Kant

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Bharkhar · this village1,24263%
Bharkhar · Mohania5,76461%0 km N
Bharkhar · Dumri2,93455%0 km N
Patilwa · Purnia East1,66023%1.6 km NE
Patilwa · Mohania54156%1.6 km NE
Darwan · Mohania7,09666%2.2 km SE
Darwan · Marihan2,17857%2.2 km SE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bharkhar

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
6
Power hours (winter)
6
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
DUMRAON
Distance to nearest town (km)
20
Distance to district HQ (km)
30
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
9
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Kant
Total area (ha)
134.4
Irrigated area (ha)
87.97
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Bharkhar

LGD code
248027
Pincode
802134
Post office
Raghunathpur (Buxar)
Population (Census 2011)
1,242
Population (projected 2026)
1,464
Households
200
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
981
Literacy rate
63.1%
Coordinates
25.18944°N, 83.61639°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Patna Sahib
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Fatuha
Member of Parliament
Ravi Shankar Prasad
Member of Legislative Assembly
Rama Nand Yadav
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
GULAB CHANDRA GUPTA
Block / Mandal
Barhampur
Getting there

How to reach Bharkhar

Mandal centre
Barhampur · ≈ 166 km
≈ 5 h 42 min by car · 6 h 46 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Buxar · ≈ 219 km
≈ 7 h 30 min by car · 8 h 55 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 13,910 people
Mohania · ≈ 2.5 km
≈ 5 min by car · 6 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna159 kmcapital
  • Kolkata564 km
  • Delhi741 km
  • Hyderabad1017 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationBhabua Road2 km
  • Bus stopKudra Bus Stand23 km
  • Hospital / PHCDr.Awinash Clinic2 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank ATM31 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil (Bihar Oil Agency)8 km
  • CollegeShahid smarak Government Degree college50 km
  • Police stationKudra Police Station24 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Bharkhar

1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-10
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-11
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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