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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
mumtaz begam
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- LGD code
- 254862
- Pincode
- 804403
- Post office
- Belaganj
- Population
- 939
- Households
- 155
- Literacy rate
- 50.2%
- Sex ratio
- 944 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 256
Census 2011 · in context
How Barhai Bigha compares
By population, Barhai Bigha ranks #80 of 118 villages in Belaganj mandal.
Literacy rate
%
50.2%
−2.0% vs mandal average
- Barhai Bigha
- 50.2%
- Belaganj mandal
- 52.2%
- Gaya district
- 52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
944
+12 vs mandal average
- Barhai Bigha
- 944
- Belaganj mandal
- 932
Household size
people per home
6.1
−0.4 vs mandal average
- Barhai Bigha
- 6.1
- Belaganj mandal
- 6.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Barhai Bigha at a glance
Barhai Bigha is a village of 939 people in 155 households (Census 2011) in Belaganj block, Gaya district, Bihar, the 80th-largest of 118 villages in Belaganj block. Literacy is 50%, 2 points below the block average of 52% and the sex ratio is 944 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 804403, served by Belaganj post office; the LGD village code is 254862. The sarpanch is mumtaz begam, and the village votes in Alamnagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Narendra Narayan Yadav. The population is estimated at 1,107 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Lakshmipur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barhai Bigha · this village | 939 | 50% | — |
| Lachhmipur · Belaganj | 5,577 | 47% | — |
| Gobraha · Belaganj | 2,992 | 47% | — |
| Rewara · Belaganj | 2,155 | 53% | — |
| Tikuli · Belaganj | 1,500 | 51% | — |
| Shahmohammadpur · Belaganj | 663 | 42% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Barhai Bigha
- 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
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 4
- Power hours (winter)
- 4
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GAYA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 20
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Lakshmipur
- Total area (ha)
- 76
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 20
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Barhai Bigha
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Barhai Bigha
- LGD code
- 254862
- Pincode
- 804403
- Post office
- Belaganj
- Population (Census 2011)
- 939
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,107
- Households
- 155
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 944
- Literacy rate
- 50.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Madhepura
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Alamnagar
- Member of Parliament
- Dinesh Chandra Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Narendra Narayan Yadav
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- mumtaz begam
- Block / Mandal
- Belaganj
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)