Barhi subdivision

Barhi subdivision
Subdivision
Barhi subdivision Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Barhi subdivision Barhi subdivision (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 24.30°N 85.42°E / 24.30; 85.42
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Hazaribagh
Headquarters	Barhi
Area
• Total	1,404.53 km^2 (542.29 sq mi)
Population
• Total	523,834
• Density	370/km^2 (970/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Website	hazaribag.nic.in

Barhi subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Hazaribagh district in the North Chotanagpur division in the state of Jharkhand, India.

History

Barhi was once a subdivisional town (up to 1872).^[1]

Administrative set up

Hazaribagh district is divided in to two subdivisions – Hazaribagh Sadar and Barhi. There are 16 CD blocks and 15 revenue anchals with 1 statutory town, 16 census towns, 1308 villages and 257 gram panchayats in the district.^[2]

Details of the subdivision are as follows: ^[3]

Subdivision	Headquarters	Area km^2	Population (2011)	Rural population % (2011)	Urban population % (2011)
Hazaribagh Sadar	Hazaribagh	2,903.26	1,210,661	91.12	7.66
Barhi	Barhi	1,404.53	523,834	95.13	4.87

Note: Data calculated on the basis of census data for CD blocks and may vary a little against unpublished official data.

15km
10miles

B

I

H

A

R

Mohana
River

Damodar
River

Bokaro
River

Konar
River

Barsoti River

Barakar River

CCL
Hazaribagh Area

CCL Argada Area

CCL Barka
Sayal Area

CCL Amrapali
& Chandragupta Area

Surajkund hot spring

HS

Konar
Dam

D

Hazaribagh
Wildlife Sanctuary

T

Urimari

CT

Religara

CT

Meru

CT

Konra

CT

Gidi

CT

Dari

CT

Cherra

CT

Chauparan

CT

Charhi

CT

Bishnugarh

CT

Barhi

CT

Hazaribagh

M

Tati Jhariya

R

Padma

R

Nagar Barsot

R

Khapriaon

R

Keredari

R

Katkamsandi

R

Katkamdag

R

Ichak

R

Gorhar

R

Daru

R

Churchu

R

Chalkusha

R

Barkatha

R

Barkagaon

R

  

Cities, towns and locations in Hazaribagh district in North Chotanagpur Division
Some census towns and locations around Hazaribagh city are shown in the Hazaribagh City map.
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, T: tourist centre, D: dam, HS: hot spring.
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India data, Barhi subdivision, in Hazaribagh district, had a total population of 523,834. There were 267,645 (51%) males and 257,189 (49%) females. Scheduled castes numbered 97,542 (18.62%) and scheduled tribes numbered 16,692 (3.19%). The literacy rate was 67.00% (for the population below 6 years).^[3]

See also: List of Jharkhand districts ranked by literacy rate

Police stations

Police stations in Hazaribagh Sadar subdivision are at:^[4]

1. Barhi
2. Barkatha
3. Chauparan
4. Gorhar

Blocks

Community development blocks in the Barhi subdivision are:^[5][6]

CD block	Headquarters	Area km^2	Population (2011)	SC %	ST %	Literacy rate %	CT
Barhi	Barhi	365.47	131,660	17.24	2.67	68.39	Barhi, Konra
Barkatha	Barkatha	281.05	122,269	12.89	6.09	61.44	-
Chalkusha	Chalkusha	149.10	52,068	13.87	1.51	67.13	-
Chauparan	Chauparan	482.37	161,814	25.91	2.53	69.41	Chauparan
Padma	Padma	126.54	56,014	17.72	1.50	68.90	-

Education

In 2011, in the Barhi subdivision out of a total 490 inhabited villages there were 97 villages with pre-primary schools, 366 villages with primary schools, 185 villages with middle schools, 50 villages with secondary schools, 17 villages with senior secondary schools, 1 village with non-formal education centre, 4 villages with vocational training centres/ ITI, 115 villages with no educational facility^[7]
.*Senior secondary schools are also known as Inter colleges in Jharkhand

Educational institutions

The following institution is located in Barhi subdivision:

• Ram Narayan Yadav Memorial College was established at Barhi in 1985.^[8][9]

Healthcare

In 2011, in the Barhi subdivision there were 14 villages with primary health centres, 46 villages with primary health subcentres, 8 villages with maternity and child welfare centres, 7 villages with allopathic hospitals, 13 villages with dispensaries, 1 village with veterinary hospital, 2 villages with family welfare centres, and 37 villages with medicine shops.^[7]
*Private medical practitioners, alternative medicine etc. not included

Medical facilities

(Anybody having referenced information about location of government/ private medical facilities may please add it here)

References

1. Houlton, Sir John, Bihar, the Heart of India,1949, p 177, Orient Longmans Ltd.
2. "District Census Handbook Hazaribag, 2011, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 6-9. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
3. "District Census Handbook Hazaribagh, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 26: District Primary Census Abstract. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
4. "District Police Profile -Hazaribagh". Contact Number. Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
5. "District Census Handbook, Hazaribagh, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Census of India 2011 Pages 26. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
6. "District Census Handbook, Hazaribagh, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Hazaribagh on the third page. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
7. "District Census Handbook, Hazaribagh, 2011, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 575=577, Appendix I: Directory. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
8. "r.n.y.m. College, Barhi". wat2college. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
9. "RNYM College, Barhi". ICBSE. Retrieved 2 February 2021.