# Barar Village, Charpokhari, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Charpokhari, Bhojpur 

# Barar

Barar is a village in Charpokhari sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,141 people in 229 households**, the 37th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%.

- 1,141people (2011)
- 229households
- 69.1%literacy
- 1,005females per 1,000 males

## Barar PIN code and other codes

Barar falls in Charpokhari sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMalaur
- Community development blockCharpokhari
- Census village code247451

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

## How far is Barar from nearby towns?

- Charpokhari (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)35 km by road
- Piro (nearest town)5 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 Barar?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Barar; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Katar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps

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 Barar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 35% of the 124 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Barar

Of every 100 households in Barar in 2011, 1 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Barar · ■ Charpokhari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**85%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**94%

Use banking services ****82%**

**59%

Television ****8%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**25%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Barar?

■ Barar · ■ Charpokhari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%**

**68.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1097**

**916

Working population ****26.5%**

**30.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.5% for men and 55.6% for women. 47% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 104 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 98 (32%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 29 (10%) · **■** Marginal 64 (21%)

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 Charpokhari

- Madain1,264 people
- Panre Dih1,240 people
- Dumariya1,220 people
- Dhob Diha1,168 people
- Ekauni1,091 people
- Pirtampur1,087 people
- Bhairo Dih1,072 people
- Saropur1,056 people

[All 90 villages in Charpokhari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/charpokhari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barar from Arrah?35 km by road
- What is the population of Barar?1,141 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barar in?Bhojpur district (Charpokhari sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barar?69.1% (Census 2011)