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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
JD
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
jharokha devi
Contact: 76****3847
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- LGD code
- 247014
- Pincode
- 802164
- Post office
- Sandesh
- Population
- 84
- Households
- 18
- Literacy rate
- 70.2%
- Sex ratio
- 867 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 26
Census 2011 · in context
How Baranhpur compares
By population, Baranhpur ranks #46 of 54 villages in Sandesh mandal.
Literacy rate
%
70.2%
+15.0% vs mandal average
- Baranhpur
- 70.2%
- Sandesh mandal
- 55.2%
- Bhojpur district
- 58.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
867
−45 vs mandal average
- Baranhpur
- 867
- Sandesh mandal
- 912
Household size
people per home
4.7
−1.7 vs mandal average
- Baranhpur
- 4.7
- Sandesh mandal
- 6.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Baranhpur at a glance
Baranhpur is a village of 84 people in 18 households (Census 2011) in Sandesh block, Bhojpur district, Bihar, the 46th-largest of 54 villages in Sandesh block. Literacy is 70%, 15 points above the block average of 55% and the sex ratio is 867 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 802164, served by Sandesh post office; the LGD village code is 247014. The sarpanch is jharokha devi, and the village votes in Barh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Siyaram Singh. The population is estimated at 99 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baranhpur · this village | 84 | 70% | — |
| Raman Sanrh · Sandesh | 5,613 | 59% | — |
| Bhatauli · Sandesh | 2,482 | 58% | — |
| Bartiar · Sandesh | 1,788 | 56% | — |
| Bara · Sandesh | 997 | 68% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Baranhpur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 0
- 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
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- ARRAH
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 28
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 28
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 4
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- RAMASARH
- Total area (ha)
- 58
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 43.4
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Baranhpur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Baranhpur
- LGD code
- 247014
- Pincode
- 802164
- Post office
- Sandesh
- Population (Census 2011)
- 84
- Population (projected 2026)
- 99
- Households
- 18
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 867
- Literacy rate
- 70.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Munger
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Barh
- Member of Parliament
- Rajiv Ranjan Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Siyaram Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- jharokha devi
- Block / Mandal
- Sandesh
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 802164
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Baranhpur
Other villages in Sandesh mandal
View all 54+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)