Barbigha

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Barbigha
City
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Barbigha
Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 25°12′50″N85°44′02″E / 25.214°N 85.734°E / 25.214; 85.734
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Bihar
District Sheikhpura
Municipal council Barbigha Municipal Council
Elevation
100 m (300 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total56,075
Languages
  Official Magahi, Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
811101
Telephone code06341
ISO 3166 code IN-BR
Vehicle registration BR
Sex ratio 1000/900 /
Literacy73.63%
Lok Sabha constituency Nawada
Vidhan Sabha constituencyBarbigha (170)

Barbigha is a city and a municipality in the Sheikhpura district of Bihar, India. It is well connected by road to the state capital of Patna. National highways NH33 and NH333A also pass through Barbigha, and Bihta-Sarmera four lane state highway passes from Gopalbad near it.[ citation needed ]

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Demographics

According to the 2011 Indian census, Barbigha had a population of 56,075, of whom 28,246 were male and 27,829 were female. The sex ratio of Barbigha (number of females compared to number of males) is .900, against the state average of .918. Moreover, the child sex ratio is .910, compared to the Bihar state average of .935. The literacy rate of Barbigha is 73.63%, higher than the state average of 61.80%; with a male literacy rate of 81.27% and the female rate at 65.12%. 19% of the population were under 6 years of age. [1]

The name is said to derive from the Hindi phrase Barah Bigha, meaning "twelve bigha". Barbigha has grown to become the biggest town market of the Sheikhpura district, serving as a commercial market for the surrounding villages. Sri Krishan Singh (First Chief Minister of Bihar) was from Barbigha and Rastrakavi Ramdhari Singh Dinkar served as headmaster of a high school in Barbigha.

Education

S.K.R College is a constituent unit of Munger University previously Bhagalpur University. R. Lal College is also situated in Barbigha affiliated from Patliputra University. Other degree colleges are Sundar Singh College Mehus, Neemi College, Sai College, and C.N.B College in Hathiyama etc. Government Polytechnic College and Government ITI College are also two Technical College situated in Barbigha. Most popular collage due to name of Shree Krishan babu.

Other CBSE affiliated schools include Gyan Niketan Residential School, SPS Public School, Divine Light Public School, St Mary's English School, Vikash International Public School, G.I.P Public School, Adarsh Vidya Bharti, Barbigha Central School etc. Bihar Government affiliated schools are Raj Rajeshwar +2 School, Barbigha Town High School, Tailik Balika Inter School, High School kutaut, Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya Kutaut, +2 School Mehus, Sri Satya Sai Vidya Mandir, Bhadarthi and many more institutions in Barbigha City.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.