Barharia is a Community development block and a town in the northern part of the Siwan District in the Indian state of Bihar.[1] It is one out of 13 blocks located in Siwan Subdivision. Barharia is surrounded by Manjha Block to the North, Siwan Block to the South, Goriakothi Block to the East, and Thawe Block towards North. Mirganj, Siwan, Barauli, and Gopalganj are nearby cities.

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Barharia
CD Block
Barharia Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 26.315481°N 84.456641°E / 26.315481; 84.456641
Country	India
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Subdivision	Siwan
Headquarters	Barhariya (town)
Government
• Type	Bihar Government
Area
• Total	77.27 km2 (29.83 sq mi)
Elevation	68.8 m (225.7 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	321,292
• Density	4,200/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Urdu, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	841232
Telephone code	06154
Sex ratio	912 per 1000 ♂/♀

The total population of Barharia is 321,292 as of 2011 census[1] and the total area of block is 177.27 square kilometres (68.44 sq mi). Barharia town is the headquarter of this block.

It was in the national news in 2001 when part of the block was flooded by the Daha River.[2]

Demographics of Barharia

According to the 2011 Census of India the total population of Barharia block is 321,292. Out of which 164,179 are males and 157,113 are females. 68.93% people are literate. 67.14% people are Hindu and 32.57% people are Muslim in the block.[3]

Gram panchayats

Barharia block is divided into 30 Gram Panchayats.[4]

See also

• List of districts of Bihar
• Barharia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
• Siwan district
• Siwan, Bihar

References

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External links

• Bihar Atlas