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Barhi, Hazaribagh
Barhi is a census town and headquarters of the Barhi CD block and the Barhi subdivision of the Hazaribagh district in the state of Jharkhand, India. It stands at the crossing of NH 19 (old number NH 2)/ Grand Trunk Road and NH 20.The Sub-Divisional Officer of Barhi is Hon'ble Shri. Johan Tudu.
All major buses on the Ranchi-Patna, Ranchi-Gaya, Barhi-Ranchi, Dhanbad-Patna and Dhanbad-Gaya routes pass through Barhi. Both Tilaiya Dam of DVC and Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary are near Barhi.
Barhi was once a subdivisional town (up to 1872). There is a small cemetery on Grand Trunk Road, with a grave of Col Knyvett, Commander of Grand Trunk Road. He died in 1857.
Basudev Katriar was the first chief of Barhi. The Katriar family started the durga puja tradition in Barhi in 1906. The Katriar family were the erstwhile Zamindars of Barhi and Diwan Of Ramgarh Raj. They belonged to the chitraguptavanshi kayastha community.
The Katriar family has produced several notable public figures including Radha Govind Prasad, who served as a Member of Bihar Legislative Council (MLC), Deputy finance minister in the Government of Bihar (1957-1961) and Chairman of Bihar Legislative Council in 1962.
Barhi police station serves the Barhi CD block.
The headquarters of Barhi CD block are located at Barhi.
According to the 2011 Census of India, Barhi had a total population of 11,867, of which 6,107 (51%) were males and 5,560 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,755. The total number of literate persons in Barhi was 8,140 (80.50% of the population over 6 years).
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Barhi, Hazaribagh
Barhi is a census town and headquarters of the Barhi CD block and the Barhi subdivision of the Hazaribagh district in the state of Jharkhand, India. It stands at the crossing of NH 19 (old number NH 2)/ Grand Trunk Road and NH 20.The Sub-Divisional Officer of Barhi is Hon'ble Shri. Johan Tudu.
All major buses on the Ranchi-Patna, Ranchi-Gaya, Barhi-Ranchi, Dhanbad-Patna and Dhanbad-Gaya routes pass through Barhi. Both Tilaiya Dam of DVC and Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary are near Barhi.
Barhi was once a subdivisional town (up to 1872). There is a small cemetery on Grand Trunk Road, with a grave of Col Knyvett, Commander of Grand Trunk Road. He died in 1857.
Basudev Katriar was the first chief of Barhi. The Katriar family started the durga puja tradition in Barhi in 1906. The Katriar family were the erstwhile Zamindars of Barhi and Diwan Of Ramgarh Raj. They belonged to the chitraguptavanshi kayastha community.
The Katriar family has produced several notable public figures including Radha Govind Prasad, who served as a Member of Bihar Legislative Council (MLC), Deputy finance minister in the Government of Bihar (1957-1961) and Chairman of Bihar Legislative Council in 1962.
Barhi police station serves the Barhi CD block.
The headquarters of Barhi CD block are located at Barhi.
According to the 2011 Census of India, Barhi had a total population of 11,867, of which 6,107 (51%) were males and 5,560 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,755. The total number of literate persons in Barhi was 8,140 (80.50% of the population over 6 years).