# Barauni Village, Rajaun, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Rajaun, Banka 

# Barauni

Barauni is a village in Rajaun sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,586 people in 299 households**, the 43rd largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.3%.

- 1,586people (2011)
- 299households
- 80.2%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Barauni PIN code and other codes

Barauni falls in Rajaun sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRajaun
- Community development blockRajaun
- Census village code240895

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

## How far is Barauni from nearby towns?

- Rajaun (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)22 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)22 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 Barauni?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Barauni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Batsar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Barauni known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 124 hectares of village land is sown, and 104 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 Barauni

Of every 100 households in Barauni in 2011, 70 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Barauni · ■ Rajaun rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**92%

Use banking services ****63%**

**41%

Television ****14%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**35%

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 Barauni?

■ Barauni · ■ Rajaun rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.2%**

**62.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**907

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963**

**948

Working population ****36.2%**

**37.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 71.7% for women. 51% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 16 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (10%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 60 (10%) · **■** Marginal 436 (76%)

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 Rajaun

- Kotwali1,673 people
- Khajur Koraman1,653 people
- Darpa1,639 people
- Makramdih1,638 people
- Katia1,577 people
- Sujal Kurma1,575 people
- Bawakar Chak1,573 people
- Ranitikar1,562 people

[All 207 villages in Rajaun](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/rajaun/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barauni from Banka?22 km by road
- What is the population of Barauni?1,586 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barauni in?Banka district (Rajaun sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barauni?80.2% (Census 2011)