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Bharkunria

Dehri mandal
Pincode 821305
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Bharkunria is a village in Dehri mandal, Rohtas district, Bihar, with 1,737 residents in 273 households. It has the highest literacy rate among nearby villages at 67.7% and is located in PIN code 821305.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RANJU KUMARI
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LGD code
252571
Pincode
821305
Post office
Dalmianagar
Population
1,737
Households
273
Literacy rate
67.7%
Sex ratio
909 ♀/1000♂
Workers
767
Distance to district centre
118 km
Distance to mandal centre
31 km
Distance to Patna
130 km
Distance to Kolkata
505 km
Nearest railway station
Karwandia · 5 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Narayan Medical College And Hospital · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Bharkunria compares

By population, Bharkunria ranks #35 of 58 villages in Dehri mandal.

Literacy rate
%
67.7%
+6.1% vs mandal average
Bharkunria
67.7%
Dehri mandal
61.6%
Rohtas district
60.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
909
−16 vs mandal average
Bharkunria
909
Dehri mandal
925
Household size
people per home
6.4
+0.1 vs mandal average
Bharkunria
6.4
Dehri mandal
6.3

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

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Bharkunria at a glance

Bharkunria is a village of 1,737 people in 273 households (Census 2011) in Dehri block, Rohtas district, Bihar, the 35th-largest of 58 villages in Dehri block. Literacy is 68%, 6 points above the block average of 62% and the sex ratio is 909 women per 1,000 men. It lies 118 km from the Rohtas district centre, 7 km from Semra, the nearest town, 5 km from Karwandia railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 821305, served by Dalmianagar post office; the LGD village code is 252571. The nearest hospital or health centre is Narayan Medical College And Hospital, 4 km away. The sarpanch is RANJU KUMARI, and the village votes in Obra assembly constituency, represented by MLA Prakash Chandra. The population is estimated at 2,048 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Bharkunria · this village1,73768%
Bharkunria · Dumraon00 km N
Bharkunria · Dehri1,88560%0 km N
Lerua · Maharajganj3,60451%1.1 km N
Lerua · Sasaram2,98459%1.1 km N
Lerua · Nabinagar34855%1.1 km N
Lerua · Marhaura3,26354%1.1 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bharkunria

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
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
Yes
Nearest statutory town
DEHRI
Distance to nearest town (km)
8
Distance to district HQ (km)
10
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
8
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
PATPURA
Total area (ha)
320
Irrigated area (ha)
187.6
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Bharkunria

LGD code
252571
Pincode
821305
Post office
Dalmianagar
Population (Census 2011)
1,737
Population (projected 2026)
2,048
Households
273
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
909
Literacy rate
67.7%
Coordinates
24.90380°N, 84.10051°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Karakat
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Obra
Member of Parliament
Raja Ram Kushwaha
Member of Legislative Assembly
Prakash Chandra
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
RANJU KUMARI
Block / Mandal
Dehri
Nearest railway station
Anugraha Narayan Road (23.8 km)
Getting there

How to reach Bharkunria

Mandal centre
Dehri · ≈ 31 km
≈ 1 h 3 min by car · 1 h 14 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Rohtas · ≈ 118 km
≈ 4 h 2 min by car · 4 h 47 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 14,041 people
Semra · ≈ 6.6 km
≈ 14 min by car · 16 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna130 kmcapital
  • Kolkata505 km
  • Delhi799 km
  • Hyderabad1018 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKarwandia5 km
  • Bus stopLahuara Bus Stop24 km
  • Hospital / PHCNarayan Medical College And Hospital4 km
  • ATM / bankPunjab National Bank12 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil6 km
  • CollegeJawaharlal Nehru College6 km
  • Police stationKudra Police Station35 km
Education · within 5 km

Schools & colleges near Bharkunria

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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
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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