Barh
| Barh बाढ़ |
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 Barh
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| Coordinates: 25°29′N 85°43′E / 25.48°N 85.72°ECoordinates: 25°29′N 85°43′E / 25.48°N 85.72°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Bihar |
| Division | Patna |
| District | Barh |
| Elevation | 47 m (154 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 105,206 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Magahi, Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 803212,803213,803214 |
| Telephone code | 06132 |
| Website | patna.nic.in |
Barh is a town and subdivision of Patna District of Bihar. It is located along the Ganges River, 34 miles (55 km) south-east of Patna.Barh railway station witnessed burning of many trains by a mob protesting the withdrawal of stoppage of trains there and many more causes.
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Demographics [edit]
As of 2011[update] India census,[1] Barh had a population of 61107. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Barh has an average literacy rate of 85%, it is above than Indian literacy rate 66.7%; with 50% of the males and 35% of females literate. 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Important Places [edit]
1. NTPC BARH 3300 MW 2. Three Big Cinema Halls (Savita, Savera, Neelam) 3. Umanath Ghat(ganga river flows in north way) 4. Alakhnath 5. Karbala (Aurangzeb sister's Mazar) 6. ANS College, SBR College, SNA College, SSD College, Training College 7. JHS School, ANS School, Girls School, LNR Dheebar, HS Berhna, St Xavier, Notredam, Progressive School, The Doon Academy, Gyansthali, Sraswati Vidya Mandir,etc 8. Barh Hospital 9. Barh Jail 10. Different Banks and ATMs - SBI, PNB, Allahabad Bank, Dena Bank, ICICI, HDFC, Axis Bank, Central Bank of India, Indian Overseas Bank,Bank of Baroda 11. Barh Railway Station 12. NH 31, NH30A 13. Barh Court 14. Barh Bazar, Station Bazar, Kutchery Bazar, NH Bazar 15. Agriculture Science Centre 16. Barh Municipality
Blocks [edit]
1. Barh Sadar 2. Bakhtiyarpur 3. Mokama 4. Punarakh 5. Athmalgola 6. Belchhi 7. Daniyawan 8. Fatuha 9. Ghoswari 10. Khusrupur
NTPC Barh [edit]
NTPC is India's largest power-generating company with its current output being 32,500 MW.Around 3,300MW of coal-generated power is being added at Barh near Patna in Bihar, India. The three-unit 1,980MW Barh I are being built by Russian firm Technopromoexport (TPE), and the other two-unit 1,320MW Barh II extension are being built by BHEL. Barh has been named a mega power project, and is owned by Indian energy company NTPC (National Thermal Power Corporation).
References [edit]
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
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