# Barao Village, Piro, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Piro, Bhojpur 

# Barao

Barao is a village in Piro sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar, PIN code **802159**. The 2011 Census counted **7,230 people in 1,134 households**, the 5th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 7,230people (2011)
- 1,134households
- 61.8%literacy
- 802159PIN code

## Barao PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Barao is 802159.** Barao falls in Piro sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- PIN code802159
- Gram panchayatBaraon
- Community development blockPiro
- Census village code247316

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

## How far is Barao from nearby towns?

- Piro (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)40 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 Barao?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Barao; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jagdishpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand 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 Barao known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 53% of the 625 hectares of village land is sown, and 237 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 Barao

Of every 100 households in Barao in 2011, 1 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Barao · ■ Piro rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**4%

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

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**80%

Tap water ****4%**

**3%

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

**78%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****63%**

**62%

Television ****14%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Barao?

■ Barao · ■ Piro rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.8%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990**

**919

Working population ****27.8%**

**29.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.3% for men and 46.8% for women. 45% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 354 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 737 (37%) · **■** Household industry 66 (3%) · **■** Other work 96 (5%) · **■** Marginal 760 (38%)

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 Piro

- Katar13,484 people
- Jitaura Jangal Mahal11,292 people
- Nonar7,835 people
- Agiaon7,545 people
- Naek Tola Jangal Mahal6,860 people
- Lahthan6,516 people
- Narayanpur6,232 people
- Tar6,123 people

[All 109 villages in Piro](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/piro/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Barao?802159
- How far is Barao from Arrah?40 km by road
- What is the population of Barao?7,230 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barao in?Bhojpur district (Piro sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barao?61.8% (Census 2011)