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Bhithra is a village in Atri block, Gaya district, Bihar. At the 2011 Census it had 1,699 people in 213 households, with a literacy rate of 49.1%. It is administered by the Jiri gram panchayat. Its postal pincode is 823311.
Census 2011 Village Directory — conditions may have changed since.
Bhithra at a glance
Bhithra is a village of 1,699 people in 213 households (Census 2011) in Atri block, Gaya district, Bihar, the 16th of 54 inhabited villages in Atri block by population. Literacy is 49.1%, 11.4 points below the block figure of 60.5%, and the sex ratio is 935 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 823311; the LGD village code is 255185. The population is estimated at about 2,160 in 2026 (+27.1% since 2011; scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection, not a census count).
Estimate for 2026 (scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection; not a census count)
Method: the Census 2011 count × Bihar's projected population growth from 2011 to 2026 (+27.1%), from the official projections of the Technical Group on Population Projections (National Commission on Population, MoHFW, with the Registrar General of India), Table 21. The report projects no households, so households use the same ratio. Rounded; a single village can differ widely from its state's average. The next Census will replace these figures.
India's last full Census was in 2011; these are its village-level counts (Primary Census Abstract). The 2026 figures above are labelled estimates, not census counts.
Population
Population
1,699Census 2011
Male / female
878 / 821
Households
213
People per home
8.0
Education
Literacy rate
49.1%literates ÷ people aged 7+
Work
Workers
917
Work participation
54.0%workers ÷ population
Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India — Census 2011 Primary Census Abstract.
Health & sanitation — Gaya district (NFHS-5, 2019–21)
District factsheet values published by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the International Institute for Population Sciences. Survey estimates for the whole district, not a census.
These are district-level figures for Gaya district, not figures for Bhithra.
Sex ratio at birth
863 ♀/1000♂
Children born in the last 5 years, females per 1,000 males
Female literacy
59.4%
Women age 15–49 who are literate
Electricity
97.9%
Population living in households with electricity
Improved sanitation
44.4%
Population living in households that use an improved sanitation facility
Children vaccinated
85.0%
Children age 12–23 months fully vaccinated (card or mother's recall)
Anaemia (women)
64.3%
All women age 15–49 who are anaemic
Institutional births
76.6%
Births in a health facility, in the 5 years before the survey
Stunting
47.4%
Children under 5 who are stunted (height-for-age)
Improved drinking water
99.2%
Population living in households with an improved drinking-water source
Clean cooking fuel
34.7%
Households using clean fuel for cooking
Health insurance
9.7%
Households with any usual member covered by a health insurance or financing scheme
Post-2011 updates
Scheme progress — Gaya district
Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes
These are district-level figures for Gaya district, not figures for Bhithra.
Tap water at home
district level
89.2%
5,14,702 of 5,76,889 rural households have a tap connection
Jal Jeevan Mission · as of 7 Jun 2024 · Gaya
Method: Sum of 5,584 habitation rows in 24 block resources published on data.gov.in by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (households; households with a tap connection).
PMAY-G (rural houses) is not shown: the ministry publishes no district-wise bulk dataset.
Approximate location
Bhithra on the map
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Bhithra is a village in Atri block of Gaya district, Bihar, India.
Q2
Which district is Bhithra in?
Bhithra is in Gaya district of Bihar.
Q3
Which gram panchayat does Bhithra belong to?
Bhithra comes under the Jiri gram panchayat.
Q4
What is the pincode of Bhithra?
The pincode of Bhithra, Atri, Gaya is 823311.
Q5
What is the population of Bhithra?
As per the 2011 Census, Bhithra had a population of 1,699 (878 males and 821 females).
Q6
How many households are there in Bhithra?
Bhithra had 213 households at the 2011 Census.
Q7
What is the area of Bhithra?
Bhithra covers about 301 hectares.
Q8
What is the literacy rate of Bhithra?
The literacy rate of Bhithra was 49.1% at the 2011 Census (share of people aged 7 and above who are literate).
Q9
What is the sex ratio of Bhithra?
Bhithra had 935 females per 1,000 males at the 2011 Census.
Q10
Which development block is Bhithra in?
Bhithra is in the Atri development block (Local Government Directory).
Q11
What is the LGD code of Bhithra?
The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Bhithra is 255185 and its Census 2011 village code is 255185.
Q12
Which villages are near Bhithra?
Villages near Bhithra include Bakraur (within ~25 km), Bhanwarbar (within ~25 km), Dobhi (within ~25 km), Kusabija (within ~25 km).
Q13
What is the population of Bhithra in 2026?
No census has been taken since 2011. Scaling Bhithra's Census 2011 population of 1,699 by Bihar's official RGI projection (+27.1% from 2011 to 2026) gives an estimate of about 2,160 people in 2026. This is an estimate, not a census count; the next Census will replace it.
Q14
Who is the sarpanch of Bhithra?
The sarpanch of Bhithra has not yet been verified on VoiceOfVillage. We publish a sarpanch's name only after they verify with an election certificate; until then the elected sarpanch is listed on the eGramSwaraj portal, by the State Election Commission and at the panchayat or block office.
Answers are built from the village's official records (LGD, Census 2011, Election Commission data). If something is wrong, verified residents can correct it after claiming.
Sources & freshness
Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
Village directory: Local Government Directory, record as of 2026-10-21
Pincode: LGD village–pincode mapping and India Post
Weather: Open-Meteo, live model estimate
2026 estimates: Census 2011 × the state's growth in the RGI / National Commission on Population projections 2011–2036 (Table 21)
Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), RBI IFSC lists, India Post
Sarpanch: shown only when a sarpanch has verified with an election certificate (none for this village yet)
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Climate & El Niño
Pacific Ocean status (NOAA, 8 Oct 2026): El Niño Advisory
There is no El Niño forecast for individual villages. El Niño is a pattern in the Pacific Ocean; how much it changes rainfall here also depends on other conditions, and it does not mean drought everywhere.
Local rainfall estimates are not available yet.
Long-term district average for October: 53.7 mm (IMD normal, 1951–2000)
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