Barai ಗ್ರಾಮ, Islampur ಬ್ಲಾಕ್, Nalanda ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ — ಪಿನ್‌ಕೋಡ್ 801303, ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ, ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ, ಹವಾಮಾನ

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Barai is a village in Islampur mandal, Nalanda district, Bihar, with a population of 2,927 across 440 households and a literacy rate of 70.4%. The village has a temple and is located at coordinates 26.377°N, 86.018°E.

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LGD code: 244934
Pincode: 801303
Post office: Islampur (Nalanda)
Population: 2,927
Households: 440
Literacy rate: 70.4%
Sex ratio: 914 ♀/1000♂
Workers: 1,130
Distance to district centre: 98 km
Distance to mandal centre: 97 km
Distance to Patna: 124 km
Distance to Kolkata: 485 km
Nearest railway station: Madhubani · 7 km
Nearest hospital / PHC: Heritage Hospital and S N R L Trauma and Orthopedic Research Centre · 4 km

2011 ಜನಗಣತಿ · ಹೋಲಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ

Barai ಹೋಲಿಕೆ

By population, Barai ranks #22 of 91 villages in Islampur mandal.

Literacy rate

70.4%

+17.9% vs mandal average

Barai: 70.4%
Islampur mandal: 52.5%
Nalanda district: 52.8%

Sex ratio

♀ per 1000 ♂

914

−4 vs mandal average

Barai: 914
Islampur mandal: 918

Household size

people per home

6.7

+0.3 vs mandal average

Barai: 6.7
Islampur mandal: 6.4

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

Barai ಒಂದು ನೋಟದಲ್ಲಿ

Barai ಬಿಹಾರದ Nalanda ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, Islampur ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ದಲ್ಲಿ 2,927 ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 440 ಕುಟುಂಬಗಳಲ್ಲಿ (2011 ಜನಗಣತಿ) ಇರುವ ಗ್ರಾಮ, Islampur ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ದ 91 ಗ್ರಾಮಗಳಲ್ಲಿ 22ನೇ ದೊಡ್ಡದು. ಸಾಕ್ಷರತೆ 70%, ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ ಸರಾಸರಿ 53% ಗಿಂತ 18 ಅಂಕ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಮತ್ತು ಲಿಂಗಾನುಪಾತ 1,000 ಪುರುಷರಿಗೆ 914 ಮಹಿಳೆಯರು. ಇದು Nalanda ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ಕೇಂದ್ರದಿಂದ 98 ಕಿ.ಮೀ, ಹತ್ತಿರದ ಪಟ್ಟಣ Rahikaದಿಂದ 1 ಕಿ.ಮೀ, Madhubani ರೈಲು ನಿಲ್ದಾಣದಿಂದ 7 ಕಿ.ಮೀ ಇದೆ (ನೇರ ರೇಖೆ ದೂರ). ಪಿನ್‌ಕೋಡ್ 801303, Islampur (Nalanda) ಅಂಚೆ ಕಚೇರಿ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ; LGD ಗ್ರಾಮ ಕೋಡ್ 244934. ಹತ್ತಿರದ ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆ Heritage Hospital and S N R L Trauma and Orthopedic Research Centre, 4 ಕಿ.ಮೀ ದೂರ. ಗ್ರಾಮ Mokama ವಿಧಾನಸಭಾ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿದೆ, ಶಾಸಕ Anant Kumar Singh. 2026ರಲ್ಲಿ ಅಂದಾಜು ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 3,451, 2011ಕ್ಕಿಂತ 18% ಹೆಚ್ಚು.

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ಗ್ರಾಮ	ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ	ಸಾಕ್ಷರತೆ	ದೂರ
Barai · ಈ ಗ್ರಾಮ	2,927	70%	—
Barai · Khagaria	3,686	41%	0 ಕಿ.ಮೀ N
Barai · Raiganj	1,242	45%	0 ಕಿ.ಮೀ N
Barai · Pingla	634	66%	0 ಕಿ.ಮೀ N
Barai · Konch	1,334	55%	0 ಕಿ.ಮೀ N
Barai · Garbeta - I	473	64%	0 ಕಿ.ಮೀ N
Rahika · Madhubani	12,896	43%	0.5 ಕಿ.ಮೀ N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Barai

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): 5
Power hours (winter): 6
Primary school: 4
Middle school: 2
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: No
Fair-price shop: No
Mandi / regular market: No
Weekly haat: No
Nearest statutory town: ISLAMPUR
Distance to nearest town (km): 5
Distance to district HQ (km): 43
Distance to sub-district HQ (km): 5
All-weather road: Yes
Gram panchayat (2011): Biswak
Total area (ha): 277
Irrigated area (ha): 231.29
Forest area (ha): 0

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

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ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಮಾಹಿತಿ — Barai

LGD code: 244934
Pincode: 801303
Post office: Islampur (Nalanda)
Population (Census 2011): 2,927
Population (projected 2026): 3,451
Households: 440
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males): 914
Literacy rate: 70.4%
Coordinates: 26.37670°N, 86.01766°E
Lok Sabha constituency: Munger
Vidhan Sabha constituency: Mokama
Member of Parliament: Rajiv Ranjan Singh
Member of Legislative Assembly: Anant Kumar Singh
Block / Mandal: Islampur

Demographics — Census 2011 + 2026 estimate + NFHS-5

Population, education, health & sanitation

India's last full census was 2011 · 2026 figures are RGI projections · NFHS-5 (2019-21) covers the Nalanda district level

Then & Now

Barai — Census 2011 to projected 2026

Population · 2011

2,927

Census 2011 baseline

+17.9%

Population · 2026

3,451

RGI / state CAGR projection

Households · 2011

440

Census 2011 baseline

+18.0%

Households · 2026

519

RGI / state CAGR projection

2011 = decadal Census of India. 2026 = forward-projection from state-level CAGR — working estimate, refines when the next Census publishes.

Census 2011

Canonical baseline · last full census · village-level

Population: 2,927Census 2011
Households: 440Census 2011
Literacy rate: 70.4%Census 2011
Sex ratio: 914 ♀/1000♂Census 2011

2026 estimate

Projected from 2011 + state CAGR · live ECI electorate

Est. population: 3,4512026 proj. · +17.9% vs 2011
Est. households: 5192026 projection
Active job cards: 2,53,365MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
HHs worked (FY): 1,49,655MGNREGA · district · Feb 2024-2025
State electorate: 7,71,43,046ECI Lok Sabha 2024 final roll

NFHS-5 (2019-21)

National Family Health Survey · district overlay

Sex ratio @ birth: 959NFHS-5 district
Female literacy: 56.1%NFHS-5 district
Electricity: 98.9%NFHS-5 district
Improved sanitation: 52.5%NFHS-5 district
Children vaccinated: 83.8%NFHS-5 district
Anaemia (women): 71.0%NFHS-5 district

Post-2011 updates

Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes

Tap water at homedistrict level: 96.4%Jal Jeevan Mission · Dec 2023 · Nalanda district
Rural houses builtdistrict level: 37,22,797PMAY-G · 37,22,797 of 44,92,010 sanctioned · Mar 2025 · Nalanda district
Toilets builtdistrict level: 3,93,613Swachh Bharat Mission - Gramin · Dec 2023 · Nalanda district

Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.

Boundary & surroundings

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Notable places in Barai

Temples, schools, hospitals & civic landmarks

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Temple
Kapileshwar, Lord Shiva Temple
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ತಲುಪುವ ದಾರಿ

Barai ತಲುಪುವುದು ಹೇಗೆ

Mandal centre

Islampur · ≈ 97 km

≈ 3 h 20 min by car · 3 h 57 min by bike

Directions

District centre

Nalanda · ≈ 98 km

≈ 3 h 21 min by car · 3 h 59 min by bike

Directions

Nearest town · 12,896 people

Rahika · ≈ under 1 km

Directions

ನಗರಗಳಿಗೆ ದೂರ · ನೇರ ರೇಖೆ

Patna124 kmcapital
Kolkata485 km
Delhi903 km
Hyderabad1266 km

ಪ್ರಕಾರವಾರು ಹತ್ತಿರದವು · ಪ್ರದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ

Railway stationMadhubani7 km
Bus stopRahika<1 km
Hospital / PHCHeritage Hospital and S N R L Trauma and Orthopedic Research Centre4 km
ATM / bankIndia115 km
Petrol pumpPetrol Pump25 km
Collegeपूर्णिमा राम प्रताप संस्कृत महाविद्यालय33 km
Police stationAdarsh Police Station19 km

ಪೂಜಾ ಸ್ಥಳಗಳು · 5 ಕಿ.ಮೀ ಒಳಗೆ

Temples & shrines near Barai

3 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

🛕Kapileshwar TempleTemple3.3 km ↗
🛕Kapil AshramTemple3.4 km ↗
🛕Kapileshwar, Lord Shiva TempleTemple3.4 km ↗

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If the Son canal system has more water, why are Bihar’s fields still thirsty?

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Rain deficit notwithstanding, Bihar achieves 99% paddy coverage

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Barai ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಪದೇ ಪದೇ ಕೇಳುವ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಗಳು

Barai ಪಿನ್‌ಕೋಡ್ ಏನು?

ಬಿಹಾರ, Nalanda ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, Islampur ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ದ Barai ಪಿನ್‌ಕೋಡ್ 801303. ಅಂಚೆ ಕಚೇರಿ Islampur (Nalanda).

Barai ಗೆ ಯಾವ ಅಂಚೆ ಕಚೇರಿ ಸೇವೆ ನೀಡುತ್ತದೆ?

Barai ಅಂಚೆ Nalanda ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, Islampur ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ದ Islampur (Nalanda) ಅಂಚೆ ಕಚೇರಿ (ಪಿನ್‌ಕೋಡ್ 801303) ಮೂಲಕ ತಲುಪುತ್ತದೆ.

Barai ಯಾವ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿದೆ?

Barai ಭಾರತದ ಬಿಹಾರ, Nalanda ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, Islampur ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಗ್ರಾಮ.

2011 ಜನಗಣತಿಯಂತೆ Barai ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ ಎಷ್ಟು?

2011 ಜನಗಣತಿಯಂತೆ Barai ಗ್ರಾಮದ ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 2,927 440 ಕುಟುಂಬಗಳಲ್ಲಿ.

Barai ಸಾಕ್ಷರತಾ ಪ್ರಮಾಣ ಎಷ್ಟು?

2011 ಜನಗಣತಿಯಂತೆ Barai ಗ್ರಾಮದ ಸಾಕ್ಷರತೆ 70.4%.

Barai ಲಿಂಗಾನುಪಾತ ಎಷ್ಟು?

2011 ಜನಗಣತಿಯಂತೆ Barai ಗ್ರಾಮದಲ್ಲಿ 1,000 ಪುರುಷರಿಗೆ 914 ಮಹಿಳೆಯರು.

Barai ಹತ್ತಿರದ ರೈಲು ನಿಲ್ದಾಣ ಯಾವುದು?

Barai ಹತ್ತಿರದ ರೈಲು ನಿಲ್ದಾಣ Madhubani (7 ಕಿ.ಮೀ).

Barai ಹತ್ತಿರದ ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಯಾವುದು?

Barai ಹತ್ತಿರದ ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ಕೇಂದ್ರ Heritage Hospital and S N R L Trauma and Orthopedic Research Centre (4 ಕಿ.ಮೀ).

Barai ಹತ್ತಿರದ ಪಟ್ಟಣ ಯಾವುದು?

Rahika (ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 12,896, 2011) ಹತ್ತಿರದ ದೊಡ್ಡ ಪಟ್ಟಣ, Baraiದಿಂದ ನೇರ ರೇಖೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸುಮಾರು 1 ಕಿ.ಮೀ.

Baraiದಿಂದ Patna ಎಷ್ಟು ದೂರ?

Baraiದಿಂದ Patna ನೇರ ರೇಖೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸುಮಾರು 124 ಕಿ.ಮೀ (ಬಿಹಾರ ರಾಜಧಾನಿ); ರಸ್ತೆ ಮೂಲಕ ಸುಮಾರು 161 ಕಿ.ಮೀ.

Baraiದಿಂದ Kolkata ಎಷ್ಟು ದೂರ?

Baraiದಿಂದ Kolkata ನೇರ ರೇಖೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸುಮಾರು 485 ಕಿ.ಮೀ; ರಸ್ತೆ ಮೂಲಕ ಸುಮಾರು 631 ಕಿ.ಮೀ.

Barai ಶಾಸಕರು ಯಾರು?

Barai Mokama ವಿಧಾನಸಭಾ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ (AC 178) ಬರುತ್ತದೆ. ಹಾಲಿ ಶಾಸಕರು Anant Kumar Singh (JD(U)).

Barai ಸಂಸದರು ಯಾರು?

Barai Munger ಲೋಕಸಭಾ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿದೆ. ಹಾಲಿ ಸಂಸದರು Rajiv Ranjan Singh (JD(U)).

2026ರಲ್ಲಿ Barai ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ ಎಷ್ಟು?

2026ರಲ್ಲಿ Barai ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ ಸುಮಾರು 3,451, 2011ರ 2,927ಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಸುಮಾರು 18% ಹೆಚ್ಚು (ರಾಜ್ಯ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆ ದರದ ಅಂದಾಜು).

Barai LGD ಕೋಡ್ ಏನು?

Barai ಗ್ರಾಮದ LGD ಕೋಡ್ 244934.

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Sources & freshness

Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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