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Bara Kapur

बरा कपुर
Kurhani mandal
Pincode 844127
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Bara Kapur observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.

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LGD code
229561
Pincode
844127
Post office
Turki
Population
2,093
Households
393
Literacy rate
60.3%
Sex ratio
924 ♀/1000♂
Workers
756
Census 2011 · in context

How Bara Kapur compares

By population, Bara Kapur ranks #75 of 166 villages in Kurhani mandal.

Literacy rate
%
60.3%
+6.4% vs mandal average
Bara Kapur
60.3%
Kurhani mandal
53.9%
Muzaffarpur district
52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
924
+33 vs mandal average
Bara Kapur
924
Kurhani mandal
891
Household size
people per home
5.3
Same as the mandal average
Bara Kapur
5.3
Kurhani mandal
5.3

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

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Bara Kapur at a glance

Bara Kapur is a village of 2,093 people in 393 households (Census 2011) in Kurhani block, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar, the 75th-largest of 166 villages in Kurhani block. Literacy is 60%, 6 points above the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 924 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 844127, served by Turki post office; the LGD village code is 229561. The village votes in Alamnagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Narendra Narayan Yadav. The population is estimated at 2,468 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Kermadih

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Bara Kapur · this village2,09360%
Kerwan Dih · Kurhani8,52249%
Kerwan Raghoram · Kurhani1,41562%

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bara Kapur

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)
3
Power hours (winter)
3
Primary school
0
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
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
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
MUZAFFARPUR
Distance to nearest town (km)
12
Distance to district HQ (km)
12
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
8
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Kerma dih
Total area (ha)
91.1
Irrigated area (ha)
38.3
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Bara Kapur

LGD code
229561
Pincode
844127
Post office
Turki
Population (Census 2011)
2,093
Population (projected 2026)
2,468
Households
393
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
924
Literacy rate
60.3%
Lok Sabha constituency
Madhepura
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Alamnagar
Member of Parliament
Dinesh Chandra Yadav
Member of Legislative Assembly
Narendra Narayan Yadav
Block / Mandal
Kurhani
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-11
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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