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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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- LGD code
- 256265
- Pincode
- 824221
- Post office
- Dumaria
- Population
- 2,037
- Households
- 286
- Literacy rate
- 39.5%
- Sex ratio
- 827 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,050
Census 2011 · in context
How Baraha compares
By population, Baraha ranks #20 of 124 villages in Dumaria mandal.
Literacy rate
%
39.5%
−5.9% vs mandal average
- Baraha
- 39.5%
- Dumaria mandal
- 45.4%
- Gaya district
- 52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
827
−100 vs mandal average
- Baraha
- 827
- Dumaria mandal
- 927
Household size
people per home
7.1
+1.1 vs mandal average
- Baraha
- 7.1
- Dumaria mandal
- 6.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Baraha at a glance
Baraha is a village of 2,037 people in 286 households (Census 2011) in Dumaria block, Gaya district, Bihar, the 20th-largest of 124 villages in Dumaria block. Literacy is 40%, 6 points below the block average of 45% and the sex ratio is 827 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 824221, served by Dumaria post office; the LGD village code is 256265. The village votes in Kalyanpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Maheshwar Hazari. The population is estimated at 2,402 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baraha · this village | 2,037 | 40% | — |
| Chhakarbandha · Dumaria | 6,725 | 32% | — |
| Anarbansalea · Dumaria | 647 | 30% | — |
| Kokna · Dumaria | 333 | 50% | — |
| Mahjari · Dumaria | 192 | 43% | — |
| Burha Burhi · Dumaria | 135 | 89% | — |
| Koldaga · Dumaria | 0 | — | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Baraha
- 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
- 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)
- 48
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 116
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 30
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Chhakarbandha
- Total area (ha)
- 680
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 102.3
- Forest area (ha)
- 430.45
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Baraha
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Baraha
- LGD code
- 256265
- Pincode
- 824221
- Post office
- Dumaria
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,037
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,402
- Households
- 286
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 827
- Literacy rate
- 39.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Samastipur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kalyanpur
- Member of Parliament
- Shambhavi Choudhary
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Maheshwar Hazari
- Block / Mandal
- Dumaria
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)