Barharia

Barharia is a Community development block and a town in the northern part of the Siwan District in the Indian state of Bihar.[1] It is one out of 13 blocks located in Siwan Subdivision. Barharia is surrounded by Manjha Block to the North, Siwan Block to the South, Goriakothi Block to the East, and Thawe Block towards North. Mirganj, Siwan, Barauli, and Gopalganj are nearby cities.

For the assembly constituency, see Barharia (Vidhan Sabha constituency).
Barharia
CD Block
Barharia
Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 26.315481°N 84.456641°E / 26.315481; 84.456641
Country India
StateBihar
DistrictSiwan
SubdivisionSiwan
HeadquartersBarhariya (town)
Government
 • TypeBihar Government
Area
 • Total177.27 km2 (68.44 sq mi)
Elevation
68.8 m (225.7 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total321,292
 • Density1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
841232
Telephone code06154
Sex ratio912 per 1000 ♂/♀

The total population of Barharia is 321,292 as of 2011 census[1] and the total area of block is 177.27 square kilometres (68.44 sq mi). Barharia town is the headquarter of this block.

It was in the national news in 2001 when part of the block was flooded by the Daha River.[2]

Late Pandit Sundar Mishra a famous Freedom fighter who take parts in Quit India Movement under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi was from a village called Khoripakar Nilami 7km from Barharia

Demographics of Barharia

According to the 2011 Census of India the total population of Barharia block is 321,292. Out of which 164,179 are males and 157,113 are females. 68.93% people are literate. 67.14% people are Hindu and 32.57% people are Muslim in the block.[3]

Gram panchayats

Barharia block is divided into 30 Gram Panchayats.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Population, Caste, Religion Data - Siwan district, Bihar". www.censusindia.co.in. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  2. Thakur, Rajesk K (September 8, 2001). "Flood waters inundate more villages in Siwan". Times of India. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  3. "Barharia Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Siwan district, Bihar". www.censusindia.co.in. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  4. "Panchayati Raj Department, Government of Bihar". biharprd.bih.nic.in. Retrieved 2015-08-08.
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