# Barbasni Village, Katoria, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Katoria, Banka 

# Barbasni

Barbasni is a village in Katoria sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,371 people in 504 households**, the 8th largest of 315 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.2%.

- 3,371people (2011)
- 504households
- 43.7%literacy
- 897females per 1,000 males

## Barbasni PIN code and other codes

Barbasni falls in Katoria sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBarbasni
- Community development blockKatoria
- Census village code241950

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

## How far is Barbasni from nearby towns?

- Katoria (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)46 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)46 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 Barbasni?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Barbasni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Angora Jabra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ 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 Barbasni known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 45% of the 1,124 hectares of village land is sown, and 281 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 Barbasni

Of every 100 households in Barbasni in 2011, 5 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barbasni · ■ Katoria rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**93%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**10%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****51%**

**31%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**26%

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 Barbasni?

■ Barbasni · ■ Katoria rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.7%**

**46.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**948

Working population ****39.3%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.8% for men and 29.1% for women. 45% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 164 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 159 (12%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 92 (7%) · **■** Marginal 908 (69%)

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 Katoria

- Domsarni5,627 people
- Harhar4,751 people
- Maheshmara3,918 people
- Tola Mania3,434 people
- Belauni3,186 people
- Tola Jamdaha khas2,891 people
- Tola Bhori Simar2,703 people
- Baghmari2,645 people

[All 379 villages in Katoria](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/katoria/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barbasni from Banka?46 km by road
- What is the population of Barbasni?3,371 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barbasni in?Banka district (Katoria sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barbasni?43.7% (Census 2011)