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- LGD code
- 256215
- Pincode
- 824221
- Post office
- Dumaria
- Population
- 900
- Households
- 153
- Literacy rate
- 43.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1041 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 425
Census 2011 · in context
How Barka Dhab compares
By population, Barka Dhab ranks #54 of 124 villages in Dumaria mandal.
Literacy rate
%
43.1%
−2.3% vs mandal average
Barka Dhab43.1%
Dumaria mandal45.4%
Gaya district52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,041
+114 vs mandal average
Barka Dhab1,041
Dumaria mandal927
Household size
people per home
5.9
−0.1 vs mandal average
Barka Dhab5.9
Dumaria mandal6.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Barka Dhab at a glance
Barka Dhab is a village of 900 people in 153 households (Census 2011) in Dumaria block, Gaya district, Bihar, the 54th-largest of 124 villages in Dumaria block. Literacy is 43%, 2 points below the block average of 45% and the sex ratio is 1,041 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 824221, served by Dumaria post office; the LGD village code is 256215. The village votes in Kalyanpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Maheshwar Hazari. The population is estimated at 1,061 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Barka Dhab
- 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
- 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
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SHERGHATI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 51
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 108
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Bhokaha
- Total area (ha)
- 54
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 23.15
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Barka Dhab
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Barka Dhab
- LGD code
- 256215
- Pincode
- 824221
- Post office
- Dumaria
- Population (Census 2011)
- 900
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,061
- Households
- 153
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1041
- Literacy rate
- 43.1%
- 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, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)