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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Barbigha
| native_name = बरबीघा
| nickname =
| native_name_lang = hi
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = Shri Krishn Singh Dwar in Maur Village.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Entry gate of Maur Village of Barbigha.
| pushpin_map = India Bihar
| pushpin_label_position =
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Bihar, India
| coordinates = {{coord|25|13|00|N|85|44|10|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Bihar]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Sheikhpura district|Sheikhpura]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for = Twelve [[Bigha]]s
| seat = [[Barbigha Municipal Council]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 100
| population_total = 1,36,617
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank = 1
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym = Barbighiya
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Magahi language|Magahi]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 811101
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 06341
| registration_plate = BR-52
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| blank1_info_sec1 = 1000/900 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = Literacy
| blank2_info_sec1 = 73.63%
| blank3_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank3_info_sec1 = [[Nawada (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nawada]]
| blank4_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank4_info_sec1 = [[Barbigha Assembly constituency|Barbigha]]
| blank5_name_sec1 = Nearest railway station
| blank5_info_sec1 = [[Barbigha railway station|Barbigha]]
| website =
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-BR]]
| footnotes =
}}
'''Barbigha''' is a town and a municipality in the [[Sheikhpura district]] of [[Bihar]], [[India]]. It is also one of the 6 blocks under Sheikhpura district. 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.{{Cn|date=April 2019}} Vishnudham, Samas<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shri Vishnu Temple, Samas Village |url=https://tourism.bihar.gov.in/en/destinations/shiekhpura/shri-vishnu-temple-saamas-village |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204191013/https://tourism.bihar.gov.in/en/destinations/shiekhpura/shri-vishnu-temple-saamas-village |archive-date=4 December 2023 |access-date=2025-02-13 |website=Bihar Tourism |language=en }}</ref> and [[Panchvadan Sthan]], Kusedhi are some prominent [[Hindu temple|temples]] of Barbigha.

==Etymology==
The name "Barbigha" is believed to be derived from two [[Hindi]] words, ''Barah'' and ''Bigha'', meaning twelve [[Bigha|bighas]] (approximately 3 [[Hectare|hectares]]). This suggests that the [[town]] originally encompassed this area at the time of its founding.

==History==
The earliest known [[Historical method|historical mention]] of Barbigha dates back to 1812, when [[Francis Buchanan-Hamilton|Francis Buchanan]] referred to it as ''Barabigha'', a spelling variation of the name. At that time, it was noted to consist of nearly 1,000 households, similar to its divisional headquarters, [[Sheikhpura]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Buchanan |first=Francis |author-link=Francis Buchanan-Hamilton |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.63009/2015.63009.An-Account-Of-The-Districts-Of-Bihar-And-Patna-Vol-i?q=barabigha |title=An Account Of The Districts Of Bihar And Patna in 1811-12 |date= |year=1812 |volume=1 |page=178 |chapter=Topography of the divisions : Sheykhpurah |quote=Barabigha contains 1000 houses,}}</ref> Another Account of 1838 notes it to be a [[Bazaar|marketplace]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Martin |first=Montgomery |author-link=Robert Montgomery Martin |url=https://archive.org/details/historyantiquit01martgoog/page/n685/mode/1up?q=barabigha |title=The history, antiquities, topography, and statistics of eastern India .. |date=1838 |publisher=W. H. Allen and Co. |others=}}</ref> Data from 1867 to 1872 reported the population of Barbigha as 6,362.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_kSccAAAAMAAJ/page/n176/mode/2up?q=barbigha |title=Die Bevölkerung der Erde |date= |publisher=Perthes' Geographical Institute |others= |year=1876 |location=Gotha |page=101 |language=de |trans-title=The Population of the Earth |chapter=Ortsbevölkerung: Britisch Indien |trans-chapter=Local Population: British India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaedia-britannica-9ed-1875/Vol%2016%20%28MEN-MOS%29%20193479089.23/page/740/mode/1up?q=barbigha |title=The Encyclopædia Britannica |publisher=[[Adam and Charles Black]] |year=1883 |edition=9th |volume=16 |location=Edinburgh |page=740 |access-date=28 January 2025}}</ref> The Census of India in 1881, conducted by Emil Jung, recorded the population as 7,904.<ref>{{Cite book |last= |url=https://archive.org/details/zeitschrift28berlgoog/page/261/mode/1up?q=barbigha&view=theater |title=Zeitschrift der Gesellschaft für Erdkunde zu Berlin |date=1853 |others=University of Michigan |editor-last=Koneb |editor-first=Dr. W |volume=21 |page=261 |language=de |trans-title=Journal of the Society for Geography in Berlin |chapter=Der Census von Indien im Jahre 1881. Von Emil Jung. (Schluss) |trans-chapter=The Census of India in the Year 1881. By Emil Jung. (Conclusion).}}</ref>

There are mentions of a [[post office]] as early as 1894<ref>{{Cite book |last=Khandekar |first=G.H. |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.62152/page/n686/mode/1up?q=barbigha |title=The Indian Companion |date= |year=1894 |location=Poona |page=196 |quote=Barbigha. — Town with post office}}</ref> and a [[police station]] as early as 1901 in historical records related to Barbigha.<ref>{{Cite book |last= |url=https://archive.org/details/indianmuseumnote05indiuoft/page/167/mode/1up?q=barbigha&view=theater |title=Indian museum notes |date= |publisher=Calcutta |others= |year=1903 |editor-last=Superintendent |volume=5 |location=Calcutta |page=167 |issue=4}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/lbg.agriculturalledgvol-ciii.1902.0000unse/page/83/mode/1up?view=theater&q=barbigha |title=The Agricultural Ledger 1901 |date= |publisher= |others= |year=1902 |volume=8 |location=Calcutta |page=83 |quote=From Barbigha police-station three varieties were received at the same time — |orig-year=}}</ref> In the same year, the Sheikhpura and Barbigha police stations were transferred from the [[Jamui district|Jamui]] subdivision to the [[Munger division|Monghyr subdivision]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=O'malley |first=L S S |author-link=Lewis Sydney Steward O'Malley |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.281287/page/n229/mode/1up?q=barbigha |title=Bihar And Orissa District Gazetteers: Monghyr |date=1905 |edition=Revised |location=Gulzarbagh |pages=217-218 |chapter=Jamui-Jaynagar |quote=The Sheikhpura thana, which then formed part of it has since been transferred, with jthe Barbigha outpost, to the Monghyr subdivision,}}</ref> The same Barbigha [[Thana|police station]] reported the discovery of a [[hoard]] of 96 [[treasure trove]] coins of the [[Sultan of Delhi|Sultans of Delhi]] during the period of 1919-1920. A report from 1903 mentions the ongoing construction of the district road to Sheikhpura to serve as feeder of South Bihar Railway.<ref>{{Cite book |last= |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.38830/page/n117/mode/1up?q=barbigha&view=theater |title=Report On The Administration Of Bengal (1902-03) |date=1904 |location=Calcutta |page=81 |chapter=Miscallanrous Public Development |quote=District roads from Barbigha to Sheikptim, from Serari to Ohowiiali, and from Jainiangla to Seniri station, in tho Jfonghyr district, wt're under construction, 'rheso roads will servo as feeilers to tlio South Uiliar Railway, and the Dintrict Board will contribute one-third of tludr cost.}}</ref>

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 Census]], Barbigha had a population of 136,167, more than double that of its district headquarters, [[Sheikhpura]]. The town comprises 21,797 [[Household|households]], with 65.94% of the population living in [[Rural area|rural areas]]. The population includes 70,611 [[Male|males]] and 65,556 [[Female|females]], with 22.3% classified as [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes]]. The [[Human sex ratio|sex ratio]] is 928 females for every 1,000 males, slightly above the state average of 918, while the child sex ratio is 945, compared to the [[Bihar state]] average of 935.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Population finder {{!}} Government of India |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/data/population-finder |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250105112305mp_/https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/42559/download/46185/2011-IndiaStateDistSbDistTwn-0000.xlsx |archive-date=5 January 2025 |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India}}</ref>

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 ==
===Higher Education Institutions===
* '''[[S.K.R College]]''' : A constituent unit of [[Munger University]], previously affiliated with [[Bhagalpur University]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=About College |url=https://skrcollege.ac.in/pages/about |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714161034/https://skrcollege.ac.in/pages/about |archive-date=14 July 2024 |access-date=2025-02-13 |website=S.K.R. College}}</ref>
* '''R. Lal College''' : Affiliated with [[Patliputra University]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=http://rlalcollege.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240923160005/http://rlalcollege.com/ |archive-date=23 September 2024 |access-date=13 February 2025 |website=राजेश्वर लाल महाविद्यालय |language=hi}}</ref>
====Other Degree Colleges====
* Sundar Singh College, Mehus
* Neemi College
* Sai College
* C.N.B College, Hathiyama
====Technical Colleges====
* Government Polytechnic College
* Government ITI College
===Schools===
====[[Central Board of Secondary Education|CBSE]] Affiliated Senior Secondary Schools====
Source:<ref>https://saras.cbse.gov.in/SARAS/AffiliatedList/ListOfSchdirReport</ref>
* Gyan Niketan Residential School
* Divine Light Public School
* St. Mary's English School
* Vikas International Public School

====Unaffiliated CBSE Schools====
* SPS Public School
* G.I.P Public School
* Adarsh Vidya Bharti
* Barbigha Central School
* Mount Litera Zee School
* Golden Era English School
====[[Bihar School Examination Board|Bihar Government Affiliated]] Schools====
* Raj Rajeshwar +2 School
* Ram Prasad Bhagwati Charan adarsh High 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
{{Cn|date=February 2025}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/biharsharif/story-final-notification-issued-9-villages-in-sheikhpura-nap-and-7-villages-in-barbigha-3919235.amp.html |title= अंतिम अधिसूचना जारी: शेखपुरा नप में 9 तो बरबीघा में 7 गांव शामिल| access-date=2021-03-17 |publisher= }}</ref>

{{Sheikpura district}}
{{Munger Division}}

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