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Bakharia

बखारिया
Baisi mandal
Pincode 854315
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Bakharia observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.

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Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Bihar

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
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Purnia
PC 12
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Kasba
AC 058
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Jasmin Praween
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LGD code
223992
Pincode
854315
Post office
Baisi
Population
2,926
Households
601
Literacy rate
34.3%
Sex ratio
947 ♀/1000♂
Workers
960
Census 2011 · in context

How Bakharia compares

By population, Bakharia ranks #26 of 130 villages in Baisi mandal.

Literacy rate
%
34.3%
+1.9% vs mandal average
Bakharia34.3%
Baisi mandal32.4%
Purnia district40.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
947
+12 vs mandal average
Bakharia947
Baisi mandal935
Household size
people per home
4.9
−0.1 vs mandal average
Bakharia4.9
Baisi mandal5.0

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

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Bakharia at a glance

Bakharia is a village of 2,926 people in 601 households (Census 2011) in Baisi block, Purnia district, Bihar, the 26th-largest of 130 villages in Baisi block. Literacy is 34%, 2 points above the block average of 32% and the sex ratio is 947 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 854315, served by Baisi post office; the LGD village code is 223992. The sarpanch is Jasmin Praween, and the village votes in Kasba assembly constituency, represented by MLA Nitesh Kumar Singh. The population is estimated at 3,450 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Bakharia · this village2,92634%—
Bairia · Baisi5,82329%—
Chandargaon · Baisi3,49328%—
Bairia · Baisi2,43329%—
Dogharia · Baisi1,69018%—
Kharsota · Baisi1,01243%—
Charmara · Baisi12725%—

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bakharia

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
2
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
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
No
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
PURNIA
Distance to nearest town (km)
25
Distance to district HQ (km)
25
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
6
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Chandargaon
Total area (ha)
122
Irrigated area (ha)
85.1
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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

Key facts — Bakharia

LGD code
223992
Pincode
854315
Post office
Baisi
Population (Census 2011)
2,926
Population (projected 2026)
3,450
Households
601
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
947
Literacy rate
34.3%
Lok Sabha constituency
Purnia
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kasba
Member of Parliament
Pappu Yadav
Member of Legislative Assembly
Nitesh Kumar Singh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Jasmin Praween
Block / Mandal
Baisi
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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