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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
BIHARI SADA
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- LGD code
- 238565
- Pincode
- 848203
- Post office
- Sakarpura
- Population
- 1,851
- Households
- 348
- Literacy rate
- 39.1%
- Sex ratio
- 834 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 497
Census 2011 · in context
How Burhwa compares
By population, Burhwa ranks #38 of 45 villages in Alauli mandal.
Literacy rate
%
39.1%
+2.3% vs mandal average
- Burhwa
- 39.1%
- Alauli mandal
- 36.8%
- Khagaria district
- 46.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
834
−73 vs mandal average
- Burhwa
- 834
- Alauli mandal
- 907
Household size
people per home
5.3
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Burhwa
- 5.3
- Alauli mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Burhwa at a glance
Burhwa is a village of 1,851 people in 348 households (Census 2011) in Alauli block, Khagaria district, Bihar, the 38th-largest of 45 villages in Alauli block. Literacy is 39%, 2 points above the block average of 37% and the sex ratio is 834 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 848203, served by Sakarpura post office; the LGD village code is 238565. The sarpanch is BIHARI SADA, and the village votes in Lalganj assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sanjay Kumar Singh. The population is estimated at 2,182 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burhwa · this village | 1,851 | 39% | — |
| Bhikhari Ghat · Alauli | 4,459 | 22% | — |
| Parri · Alauli | 3,840 | 30% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Burhwa
- 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
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KHAGARIA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 32
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 32
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Bhikharighat
- Total area (ha)
- 239.53
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 100
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Burhwa
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Burhwa
- LGD code
- 238565
- Pincode
- 848203
- Post office
- Sakarpura
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,851
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,182
- Households
- 348
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 834
- Literacy rate
- 39.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Hajipur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Lalganj
- Member of Parliament
- Chirag Paswan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sanjay Kumar Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- BIHARI SADA
- Block / Mandal
- Alauli
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View all 45+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)