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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Jagnarayan Paswan
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- LGD code
- 251634
- Pincode
- 821107
- Post office
- Kargahar
- Population
- 1,301
- Households
- 186
- Literacy rate
- 62%
- Sex ratio
- 983 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 568
Census 2011 · in context
How Bamhan Barahta compares
By population, Bamhan Barahta ranks #62 of 257 villages in Kargahar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
62.0%
−0.7% vs mandal average
- Bamhan Barahta
- 62.0%
- Kargahar mandal
- 62.7%
- Rohtas district
- 60.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
983
+75 vs mandal average
- Bamhan Barahta
- 983
- Kargahar mandal
- 908
Household size
people per home
7.0
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Bamhan Barahta
- 7.0
- Kargahar mandal
- 7.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bamhan Barahta at a glance
Bamhan Barahta is a village of 1,301 people in 186 households (Census 2011) in Kargahar block, Rohtas district, Bihar, the 62nd-largest of 257 villages in Kargahar block. Literacy is 62%, about the same as the block average of 63% and the sex ratio is 983 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 821107, served by Kargahar post office; the LGD village code is 251634. The sarpanch is Jagnarayan Paswan, and the village votes in Mohiuddinnagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajesh Kumar Singh. The population is estimated at 1,534 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bamhan Barahta
- 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)
- 2
- Power hours (winter)
- 3
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SASARAM
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 23
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 23
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 3
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Basdiha
- Total area (ha)
- 166
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 164
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bamhan Barahta
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Key facts — Bamhan Barahta
- LGD code
- 251634
- Pincode
- 821107
- Post office
- Kargahar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,301
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,534
- Households
- 186
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 983
- Literacy rate
- 62.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Ujiarpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mohiuddinnagar
- Member of Parliament
- Nityanand Rai
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rajesh Kumar Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Jagnarayan Paswan
- Block / Mandal
- Kargahar
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
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