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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Bharkhar is a village in Mohania mandal, Kaimur (Bhabua) district, Bihar, with a population of 5,764 across 869 households. The village has a literacy rate of 61.4% and is located at coordinates 25.189°N, 83.616°E.
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- LGD code
- 249315
- Pincode
- 821109
- Post office
- Mohania
- Population
- 5,764
- Households
- 869
- Literacy rate
- 61.4%
- Sex ratio
- 888 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,728
- Distance to district centre
- 169 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 152 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 #5 of 208 villages in Mohania mandal.
Literacy rate
%
61.4%
+2.0% vs mandal average
- Bharkhar
- 61.4%
- Mohania mandal
- 59.4%
- Kaimur (Bhabua) district
- 56.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
888
−25 vs mandal average
- Bharkhar
- 888
- Mohania mandal
- 913
Household size
people per home
6.6
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Bharkhar
- 6.6
- Mohania mandal
- 6.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bharkhar at a glance
Bharkhar is a village of 5,764 people in 869 households (Census 2011) in Mohania block, Kaimur (Bhabua) district, Bihar, the 5th-largest of 208 villages in Mohania block. Literacy is 61%, 2 points above the block average of 59% and the sex ratio is 888 women per 1,000 men. It lies 169 km from the Kaimur (Bhabua) district centre, 2 km from Mohania, the nearest town, 2 km from Bhabua Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 821109, served by Mohania post office; the LGD village code is 249315. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dr.Awinash Clinic, 2 km away. The village votes in Phulwari assembly constituency, represented by MLA Shyam Rajak. The population is estimated at 6,796 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bharkhar
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 5
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BHABUA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 19
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 19
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 3
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Bharkhar
- Total area (ha)
- 575
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 382.32
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bharkhar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bharkhar
- LGD code
- 249315
- Pincode
- 821109
- Post office
- Mohania
- Population (Census 2011)
- 5,764
- Population (projected 2026)
- 6,796
- Households
- 869
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 888
- Literacy rate
- 61.4%
- Coordinates
- 25.18944°N, 83.61639°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Pataliputra
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Phulwari
- Member of Parliament
- Misa Bharti
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Shyam Rajak
- Block / Mandal
- Mohania
- Nearest railway station
- Pothahi (150.4 km)
Getting there
How to reach Bharkhar
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.
- 🛕Hanuman mandirTemple2.4 km ↗
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
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