Barachatti

Barachatti
—  tehsil  —
Barachatti Location of Barachatti in Bihar and India
Coordinates	24°31′0″N 85°1′0″E
Country	India
State	Bihar
District(s)	Gaya
Nearest city	Gaya, Kolkatta
Parliamentary constituency	Gaya
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation • Coastline	• 159 metres (522 ft) • 0 kilometres (0 mi)
Climate Temperature • Summer • Winter	•      30 – -48 °C (86–-54 °F) •      20 – -3 °C (68–27 °F)

Bhadeya village front view

Barachatti is a block (Tehsil) in the Gaya district of Bihar, India.

Location

Barachatti is located at 24°31′0″N 85°1′0″E at an elevation of 159 m (522 ft) above sea level. It is about 40 km (25 mi) from the town of Gaya.

Transportation

The National Highway 2 Grand Trunk Road from Kolkata to Delhi passes through Barachatti.

The nearest railway station is Gaya Junction, which has trains to major destinations in India and Pakistan.

The nearest airport is Gaya International Airport.

Commerce

The main markets are in the villages of Barachatti, Sobh, Sarwan and Bhadeya. Sarwan Bazar (Mangal Bazar) is among the largest cattle and rural markets in Bihar.

Education

Schools and colleges include:

• Duhobar Primary School
• Middle School, Barachatti
• Urdu Middle School, Bhadeya.
• Middle School, Lahathua
• Sir Syed Memorial School, Karma, Bhadeya

Sir Syed Memorial School

• Sullebatta High School
• High School, Bumuar
• State Subsidised High School, Barrachatti
• Project Kanya High School, Barachatti
• Sobh College, Mayapur
• Sir Syed Inter College

Notable Individuals

• Subodh Kr Singh, s/o Anil kr singhBihar Police of Lahathua - got silver medal in judo in Madhya Pradesh the State of central india.
• Mushtaq Ali Khan - Zamindar of Bhadeya, which covers about 45 villages. Formerly a minister in the Bihar state government.
• Shri Ghulam Mohammad - First Person Of Barachatti (Gajragarh)Before it was a Panchayat (Kahudag) and The First Mukhiya Of Kahudag Panchayt in Barachatti Assembly.
• Bhagwati Devi - Elected four times as Member of the Legislative Assembly for Barachatti and Member of Parliament for Gaya.
• Advocate Aziz Khan (LLB 1920) was the first literate person in Barachatti. The village of Azizabad in Bibipesra Panchayt is named after him.
• Kamaluddin Khan (member of the Zila Parishad in Gaya) is an educationalist and politician. He was involved in the student revolution when studying at Aligarh Muslim University. He has been active in local politics since the mid-1980s. He is also the director of Sir Syed Memorial School, secretary of Sir Syed Inter College and secretary of the Minority Upliftment Society.
• Ozair Ahmed Khan, (formerly in the Zila Parshad at Gurua). A prominent leader and social worker in Bhadeya.
• Ram Ashish Singh (1938–2008) Ranger officer (1960–1986).
• Shila Kumari - got gold medal in karate in Singapore