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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Barhi subdivision
| other_name = 
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Subdivision
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Jharkhand#India3
| pushpin_label_position = left
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jharkhand, India
| coordinates = {{coord|24.30|N|85.42|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Jharkhand]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Hazaribagh district|Hazaribagh]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Barhi, Hazaribagh|Barhi]]
| government_type =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 1404.53
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 523834
| population_as_of =
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi]], [[Urdu]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| registration_plate =
| website = {{URL|hazaribag.nic.in/}}
| footnotes =
}}
'''Barhi subdivision''' is an [[Administrative divisions of India|administrative subdivision]] of the [[Hazaribagh district]] in the [[North Chotanagpur division]] in the state of [[Jharkhand]], [[India]].

==History==
[[Barhi, Hazaribagh|Barhi]] was once a subdivisional town (up to 1872).<ref>Houlton, Sir John, ''Bihar, the Heart of India'',1949, p 177, Orient Longmans Ltd.</ref>

==Administrative set up==
Hazaribagh district is divided in to two subdivisions – Hazaribagh Sadar and Barhi. There are 16 CD blocks and 15 revenue anchals with 1 statutory town, 16 census towns, 1308 villages and 257 gram panchayats in the district.<ref name="censushandbook">{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2015_PART_A_DCHB_HAZARIBAGH.pdf| title= District Census Handbook Hazaribag, 2011, Series 21, Part XII A | work= Pages 6-9 |publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand| accessdate = 1 February 2021}}</ref>

Details of the subdivision are as follows:
<ref name="Census2011">{{cite web | url = https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2015_PART_B_DCHB_HAZARIBAGH.pdf | title = District Census Handbook Hazaribagh, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII B| work= Page 26: District Primary Census Abstract | publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand |access-date = 1 February 2021}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Subdivision ||Headquarters|| Area km2 || Population (2011) ||Rural population % (2011)||Urban population % (2011)
|-
|[[Hazaribagh Sadar subdivision|Hazaribagh Sadar]]||[[Hazaribagh]]||2,903.26||1,210,661||91.12||7.66
|-
|Barhi||[[Barhi, Hazaribagh|Barhi]]||1,404.53||523,834||95.13||4.87
|-
|}
Note: Data calculated on the basis of census data for CD blocks and may vary a little against unpublished official data.

{{OSM Location map
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| coord={{coord|24|6|0|N|85|27|0|E}}| float=right|caption='''Cities, towns and locations in Hazaribagh district in North Chotanagpur Division''' Some census towns and locations around Hazaribagh city are 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.
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|mark-coord5={{coord|24|1|15|N|85|33|54|E}} | label-pos5=left|label5= Daru| numbered5=R| mark-title5=[[Daru, Hazaribagh]] (R)
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|mark-coord7={{coord|24|5|24|N|85|25|49|E}} | label-pos7=right|label7= Ichak| numbered7=R| mark-title7=[[Ichak]] (R)
|mark-coord8={{coord|23|58|30|N|85|17|30|E}} | label-pos8=left|label8= Katkamdag| numbered8=R| mark-title8=[[Katkamdag]] (R)
|mark-coord9={{coord|24|7|3|N|85|12|13|E}} | label-pos9=left|label9= Katkamsandi| numbered9=R| mark-title9=[[Katkamsandi]] (R)
|mark-coord10={{coord|23|51|10|N|85|5|32|E}} | label-pos10=bottom|label10= Keredari| numbered10=R| mark-title10=[[Keredari]] (R)
|mark-coord11={{coord|23|57|4|N|85|20|50|E}} | label-pos11=right|label11= Khapriaon| numbered11=R| mark-title11=[[Khapriaon]] (R)
|mark-coord12={{coord|24|15|0|N|85|29|46|E}} | label-pos12=right|label12= Nagar Barsot| numbered12=R| mark-title12=[[Nagar Barsot]] (R)
|mark-coord13={{coord|24|12|40|N|85|21|44|E}} | label-pos13=right|label13= Padma| numbered13=R| mark-title13=[[Padma, Hazaribagh]] (R)
|mark-coord14={{coord|24|1|19|N|85|37|31|E}} | label-pos14=top|label14= Tati Jhariya| numbered14=R| mark-title14=[[Tati Jhariya]] (R)
|mark-coord15={{coord|24|0|30|N|85|21|40|E}} | label-pos15=left|label15=Hazaribagh| numbered15=M| mark-title15= [[Hazaribagh]] (M) |label-size15=13 |label-color15=#800000
|mark-coord16={{coord|24|17|40|N|85|25|12|E}}| label-pos16=bottom|label16=Barhi| numbered16=CT| mark-title16= [[Barhi, Hazaribagh]] (CT) |shape-color16= #A40000
|mark-coord17={{coord|24|1|27|N|85|44|25|E}}| label-pos17=right|label17=Bishnugarh| numbered17=CT| mark-title17= [[Bishnugarh]] (CT) |shape-color17= #A40000
|mark-coord18={{coord|23|52|30|N|85|26|42|E}}| label-pos18=right|label18=Charhi| numbered18=CT| mark-title18= [[Charhi]] (CT) |shape-color18= #A40000
|mark-coord19={{coord|24|22|48|N|85|15|0|E}}| label-pos19=right|label19=Chauparan| numbered19=CT| mark-title19= [[Chauparan]] (CT) |shape-color19= #A40000
|mark-coord20={{coord|23|59|50|N|85|44|57|E}}| label-pos20=right|label20=Cherra| numbered20=CT| mark-title20= [[Cherra, Hazaribagh]] (CT) |shape-color20= #A40000
|mark-coord21={{coord|23|42|36|N|85|22|48|E}}| label-pos21=right|label21=Dari| numbered21=CT| mark-title21= [[Dari, Jharkhand]] (CT) |shape-color21= #A40000
|mark-coord22={{coord|23|40|50|N|85|21|42|E}}| label-pos22=right|label22=Gidi| numbered22=CT| mark-title22= [[Gidi, Hazaribagh|Gidi]] (CT) |shape-color22= #A40000
|mark-coord23={{coord|24|18|36|N|85|26|31|E}}| label-pos23=right|label23=Konra| numbered23=CT| mark-title23= [[Konra]] (CT) |shape-color23= #A40000
|mark-coord24={{coord|24|2|0|N|85|27|26|E}}| label-pos24=left|label24=Meru| numbered24=CT| mark-title24= [[Meru, Hazaribagh]] (CT) |shape-color24= #A40000
|mark-coord25={{coord|23|42|20|N|85|20|30|E}}| label-pos25=top|label25=Religara| numbered25=CT| mark-title25= [[Religara]] (CT) |shape-color25= #A40000
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|mark-coord28={{coord|23|56|28|N|85|46|30|E}}| label28= Konar|labela28= Dam| label-color28 = #C42222 | label-angle28=0| label-pos28=right| label-size28=10| mark-size28=12| numbered28=D|mark-title28 =[[Konar Dam]]| shape-color28=#C42222
|mark-coord29={{coord|24|8|10|N|85|38|0|E}}| label29= Surajkund hot spring| label-color29 = #C42222 | label-angle29=0| label-pos29=right| label-size29=10| mark-size29=12| numbered29=HS|mark-title29 =[[Surajkund hot spring]]| shape-color29=#C42222
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==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 Census of India]] data, Barhi subdivision, in Hazaribagh district, had a total population of 523,834. There were 267,645 (51%) males and 257,189 (49%) females. Scheduled castes numbered 97,542 (18.62%) and scheduled tribes numbered 16,692 (3.19%). The literacy rate was 67.00% (for the population below 6 years).<ref name="Census2011"/>

{{See also|List of Jharkhand districts ranked by literacy rate}}

==Police stations==
Police stations in Hazaribagh Sadar subdivision are at:<ref>{{cite web| url = https://jhpolice.gov.in/hazaribagh| title = District Police Profile -Hazaribagh| work = Contact Number| publisher = Jharkhand Police| access-date = 1 February 2021| archive-date = 6 March 2021| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210306102124/https://jhpolice.gov.in/hazaribagh| url-status = dead}}</ref>

#[[Barhi, Hazaribagh#Police station|Barhi]]
#[[Barkatha#Police station|Barkatha]]
#[[Chauparan#Police station|Chauparan]]
#[[Gorhar#Police station|Gorhar]]

==Blocks==
Community development blocks in the Barhi subdivision are:<ref>{{cite web| url = https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2015_PART_B_DCHB_HAZARIBAGH.pdf|title = District Census Handbook, Hazaribagh, Series 21, Part XII B |work = Census of India 2011 Pages 26| publisher= Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand | access-date = 1 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2015_PART_A_DCHB_HAZARIBAGH.pdf |title = District Census Handbook, Hazaribagh, Series 21, Part XII A| work= Map of Hazaribagh on the third page|publisher= Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand | access-date = 1 February 2021}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! CD block ||Headquarters|| Area km2 || Population (2011) ||[[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|SC]] %||[[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|ST]] %||Literacy rate %||[[Census town|CT]]
|-
|[[Barhi (community development block)|Barhi]]||[[Barhi, Hazaribagh|Barhi]]||365.47||131,660||17.24||2.67||68.39||[[Barhi, Hazaribagh|Barhi]], [[Konra]]
|-
|[[Barkatha (community development block)|Barkatha]]||[[Barkatha]]||281.05||122,269||12.89||6.09||61.44|| -
|-
|[[Chalkusha (community development block)|Chalkusha]]||[[Chalkusha]]||149.10||52,068||13.87||1.51||67.13|| -
|-
|[[Chauparan (community development block)|Chauparan]]||[[Chauparan]]||482.37||161,814||25.91||2.53||69.41||[[Chauparan]]
|-
|[[Padma, Hazaribagh (community development block)|Padma]]||[[Padma, Hazaribagh|Padma]]||126.54||56,014||17.72||1.50||68.90|| -
|-
|}

==Education==
In 2011, in the Barhi subdivision out of a total 490 inhabited villages there were 97 villages with pre-primary schools, 366 villages with primary schools, 185 villages with middle schools, 50 villages with secondary schools, 17 villages with senior secondary schools, 1 village with non-formal education centre, 4 villages with vocational training centres/ ITI, 115 villages with no educational facility<ref name=directory>{{cite web | url = https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2015_PART_A_DCHB_HAZARIBAGH.pdf | title = District Census Handbook, Hazaribagh, 2011, Series 21, Part XII A | work = Pages 575=577, Appendix I: Directory | publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. | access-date = 2 February 2021}}</ref>
 .*Senior secondary schools are also known as Inter colleges in Jharkhand

===Educational institutions===


The following institution is located in Barhi subdivision:

*Ram Narayan Yadav Memorial College was established at Barhi in 1985.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.way2college.com/colleges/hazaribagh/r-n-y-m-college-barhi| title = r.n.y.m. College, Barhi| publisher = wat2college| access-date = 2 February 2021}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.icbse.com/colleges/r-n-y-m-college-barhi/34327/2 | title= RNYM College, Barhi|publisher= ICBSE| access-date = 2 February 2021}}</ref>

==Healthcare==
In 2011, in the Barhi subdivision there were 14 villages with primary health centres, 46 villages with primary health subcentres, 8 villages with maternity and child welfare centres, 7 villages with allopathic hospitals, 13 villages with dispensaries, 1 village with veterinary hospital, 2 villages with family welfare centres, and 37 villages with medicine shops.<ref name=directory/>
 *Private medical practitioners, alternative medicine etc. not included

===Medical facilities===
(Anybody having referenced information about location of government/ private medical facilities may please add it here)

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Hazaribagh District}}
{{North Chotanagpur Division topics}}

[[Category:Subdivisions of Jharkhand]]

Barhi subdivision - Revision history

Hafilhafi at 03:37, 25 March 2026