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Bahira

बहीरा
Kharagpur mandal
Pincode 811213
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Bahira is a village in Kharagpur mandal, Munger district, Bihar with a population of 4,928 across 936 households. The literacy rate is 51.7% and the postal code is 811213.

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RENU DEVI
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LGD code
242951
Pincode
811213
Post office
Haweli Kharagpur
Population
4,928
Households
936
Literacy rate
51.7%
Sex ratio
836 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,491
Distance to district centre
15 km
Distance to mandal centre
4 km
Distance to Patna
112 km
Distance to Kolkata
399 km
Nearest railway station
Salauna · <1 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Bahadurpur · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Bahira compares

By population, Bahira ranks #5 of 120 villages in Kharagpur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
51.7%
+1.4% vs mandal average
Bahira
51.7%
Kharagpur mandal
50.3%
Munger district
58.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
836
−42 vs mandal average
Bahira
836
Kharagpur mandal
878
Household size
people per home
5.3
+0.2 vs mandal average
Bahira
5.3
Kharagpur mandal
5.1

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

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Bahira at a glance

Bahira is a village of 4,928 people in 936 households (Census 2011) in Kharagpur block, Munger district, Bihar, the 5th-largest of 120 villages in Kharagpur block. Literacy is 52%, 1 points above the block average of 50% and the sex ratio is 836 women per 1,000 men. It lies 15 km from the Munger district centre, 7 km from Parihara, the nearest town, under 1 km from Salauna railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 811213, served by Haweli Kharagpur post office; the LGD village code is 242951. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Bahadurpur, 4 km away. The sarpanch is RENU DEVI, and the village votes in Alauli assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ram Chandra Sada. The population is estimated at 5,810 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bahira

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
5
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
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
Yes
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
KHARAGPUR
Distance to nearest town (km)
15
Distance to district HQ (km)
25
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
15
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Bahira
Total area (ha)
454
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Bahira

LGD code
242951
Pincode
811213
Post office
Haweli Kharagpur
Population (Census 2011)
4,928
Population (projected 2026)
5,810
Households
936
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
836
Literacy rate
51.7%
Coordinates
25.60016°N, 86.25587°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Khagaria
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Alauli
Member of Parliament
Rajesh Verma
Member of Legislative Assembly
Ram Chandra Sada
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
RENU DEVI
Block / Mandal
Kharagpur
Getting there

How to reach Bahira

Mandal centre
Kharagpur · ≈ 3.6 km
≈ 7 min by car · 9 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Munger · ≈ 15 km
≈ 30 min by car · 36 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 13,178 people
Parihara · ≈ 7.2 km
≈ 15 min by car · 17 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna112 kmcapital
  • Kolkata399 km
  • Delhi956 km
  • Hyderabad1216 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationSalauna<1 km
  • Bus stopHarhar Mahadev24 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Bahadurpur4 km
  • ATM / bankSBI24 km
  • Petrol pumpLPG gas station21 km
  • CollegeG.D College24 km
  • Police stationBachhawara36 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
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