Barhi, Hazaribagh


Barhi is a census town and headquarters of a subdivision in Hazaribagh district in the state of Jharkhand, India. It stands at the crossing of NH 19 / Grand Trunk Road and NH 20.. All major buses on the Ranchi-Patna, Ranchi-Gaya, Dhanbad-Patna and Dhanbad-Gaya routes pass through Barhi. Both Tilaiya Dam of DVC and Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary are near Barhi.

History

Barhi was once a subdivisional town. There is a small cemetery on Grand Trunk Road, with a grave of Col Knyvett, Commander of Grand Trunk Road. He died in 1857.

Geography

Barhi is located at. It has an average elevation of 374 metres. The Barakar River lies from Barhi. Hazaribag National Park is away from Barhi. Tilaiya Dam is away.

Police station

Barhi police station serves the Barhi CD Block.

CD Block HQ

The headquarters of Barhi CD Block are located at Barhi.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India Barhi had a total population of 11,867, of which 6,107 were males and 5,560 were females. Population below 6 years was 1,755. The total number of literates in Barhi was 8,140.
India census, 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.

Education

College

School

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.
- Barhi is connected with new Delhi and Kolkata by NH-2 highway and major cities like Ranchi and Patna.
- An international road, Asian Highway 42 starts from Barhi to Lanzhou, China connecting India, Nepal & China. It is the nearest Asian Highway to Mount Everest.
  1. Barhi bus station
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