# Barap Village, Garhani, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Garhani, Bhojpur 

# Barap

Barap is a village in Garhani sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar, PIN code **802203**. The 2011 Census counted **3,676 people in 568 households**, the 7th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 3,676people (2011)
- 568households
- 63.2%literacy
- 802203PIN code

## Barap PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Barap is 802203.** Barap falls in Garhani sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- PIN code802203
- Gram panchayatBarap
- Community development blockGarhani
- Census village code247545

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

## How far is Barap from nearby towns?

- Garhani (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)18 km by road
- Arrah (nearest town)18 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 Barap?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Barap; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jagdishpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 8 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 Barap known for?

The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 93% of the 488 hectares of village land is sown, and 305 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 Barap

Of every 100 households in Barap in 2011, 6 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Barap · ■ Garhani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**75%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****59%**

**57%

Television ****26%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**32%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Barap?

■ Barap · ■ Garhani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%**

**66.8%

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

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****766**

**923

Working population ****36.7%**

**31.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.5% for men and 51.1% for women. 48% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 160 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 469 (35%) · **■** Household industry 56 (4%) · **■** Other work 46 (3%) · **■** Marginal 617 (46%)

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 Garhani

- Garhani Taluk5,361 people
- Kaup4,958 people
- Bagwa4,084 people
- Ichari3,835 people
- Kurkuri3,562 people
- Sahangi3,182 people
- Rampur3,170 people
- Dhamanian2,837 people

[All 54 villages in Garhani](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/garhani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Barap?802203
- How far is Barap from Arrah?18 km by road
- What is the population of Barap?3,676 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barap in?Bhojpur district (Garhani sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barap?63.2% (Census 2011)