# Barantpur Village, Forbesganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/forbesganj/barantpur/ Village · Forbesganj, Araria # Barantpur Barantpur is a village in Forbesganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,640 people in 328 households**, the 68th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%. - 1,640people (2011) - 328households - 64.8%literacy - 907females per 1,000 males ## Barantpur PIN code and other codes Barantpur falls in Forbesganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatShahbazpur - Community development blockForbesganj - Census village code221632 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Barantpur from nearby towns? - Forbesganj (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Araria (district HQ)40 km by road - Farbisganj (nearest town)8 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 Barantpur? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Barantpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Farbisganj - ○Degree college10+ km · Farbisganj - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Farbisganj - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Barantpur known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and jute**. About 83% of the 220 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Barantpur Of every 100 households in Barantpur in 2011, 41 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Barantpur · ■ Forbesganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****41%** **12% Toilet within the home ****8%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **91% Tap water ****4%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****47%** **67% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **97% Use banking services ****4%** **20% Television ****24%** **8% Mobile phone ****49%** **37% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****12%** **35% Own their home ****96%** **99% 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 Barantpur? ■ Barantpur · ■ Forbesganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%** **52.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907** **919 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887** **955 Working population ****44.8%** **39.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.3% for men and 54.3% for women. 51% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 79 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 510 (69%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 19 (3%) · **■** Marginal 124 (17%) 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 Forbesganj - Baijnathpur1,718 people - Ramganj1,696 people - Sirsia1,667 people - Shankarpur1,646 people - Dak1,537 people - Hanskosa1,529 people - Ahmadpur1,475 people - Dipaul1,424 people [All 108 villages in Forbesganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/forbesganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Barantpur from Araria?40 km by road - What is the population of Barantpur?1,640 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barantpur in?Araria district (Forbesganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Barantpur?64.8% (Census 2011)