Barhi was once a subdivisional town (up to 1872). There is a small cemetery on Grand Trunk Road, with a grave of Col Knyvett, Commander of Grand Trunk Road. He died in 1857.[1]
Geography
15km 10miles
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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
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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 have been 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
Hazaribagh district is a plateau area and forests occupy around about 45% of the total area. It is a predominantly rural area with 92.34% of the population living in rural areas against 7.66% in the urban areas. There are many census towns in the district, as can be seen in the map alongside. Agriculture is the main occupation of the people but with the extension of coal mines, particularly in the southern part of the district, employment in coal mines is increasing. However, it has to be borne in mind that modern mining operations are highly mechanised. Four operational areas of Central Coalfields are marked on the map. All these areas are spread across partly this district and partly the neighbouring districts.[4][5][6]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map. Urbanisation data calculated on the basis of census data for CD blocks and may vary a little against unpublished official data.
Civic administration
Police station
Barhi police station serves the Barhi CD block.[7]
CD block HQ
The headquarters of Barhi CD block are located at Barhi.[8]
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Barhi had a total population of 11,867, of which 6,107 (51%) were males and 5,560 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,755. The total number of literate persons in Barhi was 8,140 (80.50% of the population over 6 years).[9]
As of 2001[update] India census,[10] Barhi had a population of 9,933. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Barhi has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 62% of the males and 38% of females literate. 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Infrastructure
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Hazaribagh, Barhi covered an area of 3.67 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 8 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved hand pumps, uncovered wells. It had 5000 domestic electric connections, 200 road light points. Among the educational facilities it had 12 primary schools, 4 middle schools, 5 secondary school, 2 senior secondary school. It had 1 non-formal education centre (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan). Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities it had 1 cinema theatre, 1 auditorium/ community hall. Two important communities it manufactured were furniture and shoes. It had the branch offices of 6 nationalised banks, 1 cooperative bank, 1 agricultural credit society.[11]
Education
College
Ram Narayan Yadav Memorial College, a degree college, established at Barhi in 1985, is affiliated to Vinoba Bhave University. It offers courses in arts and commerce.[12][13]
The 79.7 km long first stage railway project from Koderma to Hazaribagh costing ₹ 936 crores was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 20 February 2015. The railway line passes through the Barhi CD block and there is a station at Barhi.[14]
Roadways
- Barhi is connected with New Delhi and Kolkata by NH-19 highway and major cities like Ranchi and Patna.
- An international road, Asian Highway 42 (AH42) starts from Barhi to Lanzhou, China connecting India, Nepal & China. It is the nearest Asian Highway to Mount Everest.
Barhi bus station(closed)
A bus station is at barhi but closed after 2011 due to maintenance after focusing of government on it again the work started but due to some reason again station has been closed
References
^Houlton, Sir John, Bihar, the Heart of India,1949, p177, Orient Longmans Ltd.
