# Barantar Village, Nilambazar, Karimganj (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Nilambazar, Karimganj 

# Barantar

Barantar is a village in Nilambazar sub-district of Karimganj district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **2,879 people in 685 households**, the 19th largest of 177 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 2,879people (2011)
- 685households
- 84.5%literacy
- 999females per 1,000 males

## Barantar PIN code and other codes

Barantar falls in Nilambazar sub-district, Karimganj district, Assam.

- Community development blockSouth Karimganj
- Census village code300321

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Barantar from nearby towns?

- Karimganj (district HQ)18 km by road
- Karimganj (nearest town)18 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Barantar?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Barantar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Karimganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Karimganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karimganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Barantar known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 78% of the 52 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Barantar

Of every 100 households in Barantar in 2011, 16 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barantar · ■ Nilambazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**93%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**5%

Tap water ****11%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****38%**

**29%

Television ****2%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****56%**

**49%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Barantar?

■ Barantar · ■ Nilambazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****891**

**970

Working population ****30.4%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.4% for men and 78.7% for women. 50% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 342 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 118 (14%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 120 (14%) · **■** Marginal 290 (33%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Nilambazar

- Dalgram3,108 people
- Angura Dunguri3,081 people
- Konabagargool Pt I3,071 people
- Nabipur2,994 people
- Dasgram Pt I2,868 people
- Loharpara Pt III2,845 people
- Brahmanshasan Chak2,794 people
- Loharpara Pt II2,789 people

[All 180 villages in Nilambazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karimganj/nilambazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barantar from Karimganj?18 km by road
- What is the population of Barantar?2,879 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barantar in?Karimganj district (Nilambazar sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Barantar?84.5% (Census 2011)