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Barah is a village in Punpun mandal, Patna district, Bihar, with a population of 1,067 in 216 households. It has a relatively higher literacy rate of 69.7%, located at 25.388°N, 85.491°E.
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- LGD code
- 246126
- Pincode
- 804453
- Post office
- Punpun
- Population
- 1,067
- Households
- 216
- Literacy rate
- 69.7%
- Sex ratio
- 916 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 523
- Distance to district centre
- 48 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 87 km
- Distance to Patna
- 42 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 428 km
- Nearest railway station
- Harnaut · 5 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Barah Primary Hospital · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Barah compares
By population, Barah ranks #40 of 86 villages in Punpun mandal.
Literacy rate
%
69.7%
+20.3% vs mandal average
- Barah
- 69.7%
- Punpun mandal
- 49.4%
- Patna district
- 59.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
916
−5 vs mandal average
- Barah
- 916
- Punpun mandal
- 921
Household size
people per home
4.9
−0.6 vs mandal average
- Barah
- 4.9
- Punpun mandal
- 5.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Barah at a glance
Barah is a village of 1,067 people in 216 households (Census 2011) in Punpun block, Patna district, Bihar, the 40th-largest of 86 villages in Punpun block. Literacy is 70%, 20 points above the block average of 49% and the sex ratio is 916 women per 1,000 men. It lies 48 km from the Patna district centre, 0 km from Barah, the nearest town, 5 km from Harnaut railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 804453, served by Punpun post office; the LGD village code is 246126. The nearest hospital or health centre is Barah Primary Hospital, <1 km away. The village votes in Hayaghat assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ram Chandra Prasad. The population is estimated at 1,258 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Barah
- 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
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 4
- Power hours (winter)
- 7
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- 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
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- PATNA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 24
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 24
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Barah
- Total area (ha)
- 186
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 93.1
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Barah
- LGD code
- 246126
- Pincode
- 804453
- Post office
- Punpun
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,067
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,258
- Households
- 216
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 916
- Literacy rate
- 69.7%
- Coordinates
- 25.38844°N, 85.49052°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Samastipur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Hayaghat
- Member of Parliament
- Shambhavi Choudhary
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ram Chandra Prasad
- Block / Mandal
- Punpun
Getting there
How to reach Barah
Distance to cities · straight line
- Patna42 kmcapital
- Kolkata428 km
- Delhi895 km
- Hyderabad1147 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationHarnaut5 km
- Bus stopNCC More bus stop21 km
- Hospital / PHCBarah Primary Hospital<1 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India5 km
- Petrol pumpRaghuvansi Petrol Pump5 km
- CollegeRam Babu High school22 km
- Police stationHarnaut Police Station5 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Barah
2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Barah
3 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
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