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Biar Bandh
Biarbāndh
village
Map showing Biar Bandh (#139) in Sheosagar block.
Map showing Biar Bandh (#139) in Sheosagar block.
Biar Bandh is located in Bihar
Biar Bandh
Biar Bandh
Location in Bihar, India
Biar Bandh is located in India
Biar Bandh
Biar Bandh
Biar Bandh (India)
Coordinates: 25°01′31″N 83°52′59″E / 25.02534°N 83.88299°E / 25.02534; 83.88299[1]
Country India
StateBihar
DistrictRohtas
Area
 • Total1.72 km2 (0.66 sq mi)
Population
 • Total987
 • Density570/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialBhojpuri, Hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-BR
Vehicle registrationBR-24
Coastline0 kilometres (0 mi)
Nearest citySasaram

Biar Bandh is a village in Sheosagar block of Rohtas district in Bihar state, India. As of 2011, its population was 987, in 212 families.[2]

Agriculture

Biar Bandh has an agricultural credit society. It has 127.4 hectares of farmland, in addition to 1.3 hectares of permanent pasturage. Most of the land (103.4 hectares) was irrigated in 2011, mostly by canal.[2]

Amenities

As of 2011, Biar Bandh possessed a single primary school. It had no medical facilities or post office. Biar Bandh had both landline and cell phone coverage, but no internet access. Villagers had access to electricity, but not tap water; drinking water instead was provided by hand pump. It had no permanent pucca roads; rather, it had impermanent kutcha roads.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Geonames.org. Biarbāndh". Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Census of India 2011: Bihar District Census Handbook - Rohtas, Part A (Village and Town Directory)". Census 2011 India. pp. 900–980, 1191–1192. Retrieved 1 April 2020.