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Barpokhar

बारपोखर
Balrampur mandal
Pincode 854317
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Barpokhar is a village in Balrampur mandal, Katihar district, Bihar, with a population of 592 across 130 households. The village has a literacy rate of 71.5% and is located at coordinates 25.776°N, 87.855°E with PIN code 854317.

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LGD code
224794
Pincode
854317
Post office
Barsoighat
Population
592
Households
130
Literacy rate
71.5%
Sex ratio
904 ♀/1000♂
Workers
172
Distance to district centre
85 km
Distance to mandal centre
42 km
Distance to Patna
273 km
Distance to Kolkata
360 km
Nearest railway station
Telta · 3 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Dalkhola Hospital · 11 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Barpokhar compares

By population, Barpokhar ranks #83 of 156 villages in Balrampur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
71.5%
+34.3% vs mandal average
Barpokhar
71.5%
Balrampur mandal
37.2%
Katihar district
41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
904
−30 vs mandal average
Barpokhar
904
Balrampur mandal
934
Household size
people per home
4.6
−0.3 vs mandal average
Barpokhar
4.6
Balrampur mandal
4.9

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

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Barpokhar at a glance

Barpokhar is a village of 592 people in 130 households (Census 2011) in Balrampur block, Katihar district, Bihar, the 83rd-largest of 156 villages in Balrampur block. Literacy is 72%, 34 points above the block average of 37% and the sex ratio is 904 women per 1,000 men. It lies 85 km from the Katihar district centre, 4 km from Dhepura, the nearest town, 3 km from Telta railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 854317, served by Barsoighat post office; the LGD village code is 224794. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dalkhola Hospital, 11 km away. The village votes in Dhamdaha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Leshi Singh. The population is estimated at 698 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Barpokhar

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
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
No
ASHA worker
No
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
DALKHOLA(W.B.)
Distance to nearest town (km)
12
Distance to district HQ (km)
64
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
8
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
BIJAUL
Total area (ha)
100.14
Irrigated area (ha)
72.62
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Barpokhar

LGD code
224794
Pincode
854317
Post office
Barsoighat
Population (Census 2011)
592
Population (projected 2026)
698
Households
130
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
904
Literacy rate
71.5%
Coordinates
25.77642°N, 87.85453°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Purnia
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Dhamdaha
Member of Parliament
Pappu Yadav
Member of Legislative Assembly
Leshi Singh
Block / Mandal
Balrampur
Getting there

How to reach Barpokhar

Mandal centre
Balrampur · ≈ 42 km
≈ 1 h 26 min by car · 1 h 43 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Katihar · ≈ 85 km
≈ 2 h 54 min by car · 3 h 27 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,556 people
Dhepura · ≈ 4.3 km
≈ 9 min by car · 11 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna273 kmcapital
  • Kolkata360 km
  • Delhi1099 km
  • Hyderabad1344 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationTelta3 km
  • Bus stopBotolbari18 km
  • Hospital / PHCDalkhola Hospital11 km
  • ATM / banksbi32 km
  • Petrol pumpReliance9 km
  • Collegecollege ground38 km
  • Police stationRailway Police Force RPF37 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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