# Barbana Village, Raniganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Raniganj, Araria 

# Barbana

Barbana is a village in Raniganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **854334**. The 2011 Census counted **8,365 people in 1,767 households**, the 12th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.7%.

- 8,365people (2011)
- 1,767households
- 68.6%literacy
- 854334PIN code

## Barbana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Barbana is 854334.** Barbana falls in Raniganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- PIN code854334
- Gram panchayatBarbanna
- Community development blockRaniganj
- Census village code221776

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

## How far is Barbana from nearby towns?

- Raniganj (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)25 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)25 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 Barbana?

25 services counted by the Census are inside Barbana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Barbana known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 849 hectares of village land is sown, and 200 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 Barbana

Of every 100 households in Barbana in 2011, 33 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Barbana · ■ Raniganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**98%

Use banking services ****56%**

**23%

Television ****27%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**34%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Barbana?

■ Barbana · ■ Raniganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%**

**49.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864**

**960

Working population ****34.0%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.5% for men and 62.0% for women. 48% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 467 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 931 (33%) · **■** Household industry 80 (3%) · **■** Other work 827 (29%) · **■** Marginal 540 (19%)

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 Raniganj

- Hansa10,038 people
- Belsara9,124 people
- Bausi8,909 people
- Parmanpur8,556 people
- Parsahat8,080 people
- Jogta7,914 people
- Kala Balua7,698 people
- Bagulaha7,603 people

[All 89 villages in Raniganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/raniganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Barbana?854334
- How far is Barbana from Araria?25 km by road
- What is the population of Barbana?8,365 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barbana in?Araria district (Raniganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barbana?68.6% (Census 2011)