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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SARITA KUMARI
Contact: 99****8433
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- LGD code
- 236379
- Pincode
- 848117
- Post office
- Ilmasnagar
- Population
- 603
- Households
- 126
- Literacy rate
- 59%
- Sex ratio
- 879 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 67
Census 2011 · in context
How Barh Kurwa compares
By population, Barh Kurwa ranks #54 of 71 villages in Shivaji Nagar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
59.0%
+11.3% vs mandal average
- Barh Kurwa
- 59.0%
- Shivaji Nagar mandal
- 47.7%
- Samastipur district
- 50.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
879
−26 vs mandal average
- Barh Kurwa
- 879
- Shivaji Nagar mandal
- 905
Household size
people per home
4.8
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Barh Kurwa
- 4.8
- Shivaji Nagar mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Barh Kurwa at a glance
Barh Kurwa is a village of 603 people in 126 households (Census 2011) in Shivaji Nagar block, Samastipur district, Bihar, the 54th-largest of 71 villages in Shivaji Nagar block. Literacy is 59%, 11 points above the block average of 48% and the sex ratio is 879 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 848117, served by Ilmasnagar post office; the LGD village code is 236379. The sarpanch is SARITA KUMARI, and the village votes in Phulparas assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sheela Kumari. The population is estimated at 711 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Bhataura →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barh Kurwa · this village | 603 | 59% | — |
| Bhataura · Shivaji Nagar | 3,713 | 49% | — |
| Shahpur Chintaman · Shivaji Nagar | 2,405 | 41% | — |
| Akhtwara · Shivaji Nagar | 1,462 | 62% | — |
| Katghara · Shivaji Nagar | 822 | 50% | — |
| Punwa · Shivaji Nagar | 797 | 31% | — |
| Maheshwara · Shivaji Nagar | 651 | 61% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Barh Kurwa
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- 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
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- ROSERA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BHATAURA
- Total area (ha)
- 6
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 2.06
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Barh Kurwa
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Barh Kurwa
- LGD code
- 236379
- Pincode
- 848117
- Post office
- Ilmasnagar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 603
- Population (projected 2026)
- 711
- Households
- 126
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 879
- Literacy rate
- 59.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jhanjharpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Phulparas
- Member of Parliament
- Ramprit Mandal
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sheela Kumari
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SARITA KUMARI
- Block / Mandal
- Shivaji Nagar
- Nearest railway station
- Asanpur Kupha (17.7 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 848117
- KarianShivaji Nagar mandal25,225 pop
- Siripur GoharKhanpur mandal17,879 pop
- Balipur ParsuramShivaji Nagar mandal14,176 pop
- DinmanpurKhanpur mandal13,687 pop
- KhanpurKhanpur mandal12,154 pop
- Rahiar KunchiShivaji Nagar mandal11,496 pop
- MadhurapurShivaji Nagar mandal9,093 pop
- SadipurKhanpur mandal7,227 pop
- ReoraKhanpur mandal6,972 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Barh Kurwa
Other villages in Shivaji Nagar mandal
View all 60+ →- Karian
- Balipur Parsuram
- Rahiar Kunchi
- Madhurapur
- Dasaut
- Jakhar
- Kaji Dumra
- Dharampur
- Ghiwahi
- Rajaur Rambhadarpur
- Rahthauli
- Kankar
- Parwana
- Bhataura
- Siripur Tola Bhajrahia
- Bandhar Shiupur
- Ranna
- Dahiar
- Parsa
- Ramaul
- Chhatauni
- Sahru
- Uti Bariar
- Dumra Mohan
- Shahpur Chintaman
- Simrawan
- Siripur
- Shankarpur
- Boran
- Gonwara
- Sarhila
- Kharsam
- Banda
- Baghopur
- Dewanpur
- Kalwara
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)