Village · Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi, Darbhanga # Barania Barania is a village in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code 848207. The 2011 Census counted 2,353 people in 461 households, the 16th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 44.1%. - 2,353 people (2011) - 461 households - 58.5% literacy - 848207 PIN code ## Barania PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Barania is 848207. Barania falls in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - PIN code 848207 - Gram panchayat Ithar - Community development block Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi - Census village code 227943 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Barania from nearby towns? - Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Darbhanga (district HQ) 69 km by road - Rosera (nearest town) 27 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Barania? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Barania; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Biraul - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Darbhanga - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Darbhanga - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Barania known for? The main crops are paddy. About 88% of the 114 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Barania Of every 100 households in Barania in 2011, 16 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Barania · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi rural average - Electricity for lighting 16% 2% - Toilet within the home 18% 8% - No toilet (open defecation) 82% 91% - Tap water 1% 2% - Drinking water within premises 25% 26% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 98% - Use banking services 15% 16% - Television 2% 2% - Mobile phone 41% 40% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 2% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 50% 47% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Barania? ■ Barania · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 58.5% 44.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 921 898 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1074 951 - Working population 25.0% 37.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.1% for men and 40.7% for women. 46% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 27 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 7 (1%) · ■ Other work 6 (1%) · ■ Marginal 549 (93%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi - Urthua 3,296 people - Kaunia 2,925 people - Mahisaut 2,861 people - Anrahi 2,369 people - Harnahi 2,316 people - Samhaura 2,302 people - Ujua 2,158 people - Raepur 2,050 people All 36 villages in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Barania? 848207 - How far is Barania from Darbhanga? 69 km by road - What is the population of Barania? 2,353 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barania in? Darbhanga district (Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Barania? 58.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/kusheshwar-asthan-purbi/barania/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.