Skip to main content
Saturday, 12 September 2026
VoiceOfVillage
Revenue village·Kharagpur block·Munger

Barhouna

बारहौना
Kharagpur mandal
Pincode 811213
Verified by Sarpanch
Coming upGanesh ChaturthiIn 2 daysGreetingHartalika TeejIn 2 daysGreetingRishi PanchamiIn 3 daysGreetingBihar calendar →
Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Barhouna observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.

in 2 daysObserved in 29 states
Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

Full profile →
MK
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MUKESH KUMAR SHARMA
Contact: 70****2879
Spotted a stale sarpanch record? Sign in and a verified resident of Barhouna can update it.
LGD code
242980
Pincode
811213
Post office
Haweli Kharagpur
Population
3,573
Households
663
Literacy rate
56%
Sex ratio
881 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,081
Census 2011 · in context

How Barhouna compares

By population, Barhouna ranks #15 of 120 villages in Kharagpur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
56.0%
+5.7% vs mandal average
Barhouna
56.0%
Kharagpur mandal
50.3%
Munger district
58.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
881
+3 vs mandal average
Barhouna
881
Kharagpur mandal
878
Household size
people per home
5.4
+0.3 vs mandal average
Barhouna
5.4
Kharagpur mandal
5.1

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

Advertisement

Barhouna at a glance

Barhouna is a village of 3,573 people in 663 households (Census 2011) in Kharagpur block, Munger district, Bihar, the 15th-largest of 120 villages in Kharagpur block. Literacy is 56%, 6 points above the block average of 50% and the sex ratio is 881 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 811213, served by Haweli Kharagpur post office; the LGD village code is 242980. The sarpanch is MUKESH KUMAR SHARMA, and the village votes in Alauli assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ram Chandra Sada. The population is estimated at 4,213 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Barauhna

Complete this village · 4/7

Add what you know →
  • Sarpanch name
  • Panchayat contact
  • Pincode
  • About the villageA few sentences on history and livelihood
  • A photoTemple, school, fields — anything from the village
  • A festival or jatara
  • A notable personTeacher, soldier, sportsperson, entrepreneur

Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Barhouna

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
6
Power hours (winter)
7
Primary school
2
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
Yes
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
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
KHARAGPUR
Distance to nearest town (km)
11
Distance to district HQ (km)
30
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
11
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Badouna
Total area (ha)
147
Irrigated area (ha)
120.43
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Barhouna

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Barhouna

LGD code
242980
Pincode
811213
Post office
Haweli Kharagpur
Population (Census 2011)
3,573
Population (projected 2026)
4,213
Households
663
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
881
Literacy rate
56.0%
Lok Sabha constituency
Khagaria
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Alauli
Member of Parliament
Rajesh Verma
Member of Legislative Assembly
Ram Chandra Sada
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
MUKESH KUMAR SHARMA
Block / Mandal
Kharagpur
Same pincode

Villages sharing pincode 811213

All villages in 811213 →

Other villages in Kharagpur mandal

View all 60+
Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Advertisement
Advertisement