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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Baijanti Devi
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- LGD code
- 255813
- Pincode
- 824219
- Post office
- Amas
- Population
- 254
- Households
- 46
- Literacy rate
- 28%
- Sex ratio
- 1032 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 108
Census 2011 · in context
How Bahera Khurd compares
By population, Bahera Khurd ranks #81 of 102 villages in Amas mandal.
Literacy rate
%
28.0%
−24.8% vs mandal average
- Bahera Khurd
- 28.0%
- Amas mandal
- 52.8%
- Gaya district
- 52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,032
+89 vs mandal average
- Bahera Khurd
- 1,032
- Amas mandal
- 943
Household size
people per home
5.5
−0.8 vs mandal average
- Bahera Khurd
- 5.5
- Amas mandal
- 6.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bahera Khurd at a glance
Bahera Khurd is a village of 254 people in 46 households (Census 2011) in Amas block, Gaya district, Bihar, the 81st-largest of 102 villages in Amas block. Literacy is 28%, 25 points below the block average of 53% and the sex ratio is 1,032 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 824219, served by Amas post office; the LGD village code is 255813. The sarpanch is Baijanti Devi, and the village votes in Bakhri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sanjay Kumar. The population is estimated at 299 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bahera Khurd · this village | 254 | 28% | — |
| Jhari · Amas | 3,138 | 46% | — |
| Baliyari · Amas | 1,735 | 58% | — |
| Khaira Pokhar · Amas | 1,675 | 38% | — |
| Mircha · Amas | 1,242 | 47% | — |
| Barkabahera · Amas | 1,147 | 58% | — |
| Khaira · Amas | 746 | 48% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bahera Khurd
- 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
- 1
- Secondary school
- 2
- 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
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SHERGHATI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 18
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 50
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 3
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Jhari
- Total area (ha)
- 104
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 38.4
- Forest area (ha)
- 62.5
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bahera Khurd
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bahera Khurd
- LGD code
- 255813
- Pincode
- 824219
- Post office
- Amas
- Population (Census 2011)
- 254
- Population (projected 2026)
- 299
- Households
- 46
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1032
- Literacy rate
- 28.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Begusarai
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bakhri
- Member of Parliament
- Giriraj Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sanjay Kumar
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Baijanti Devi
- Block / Mandal
- Amas
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)