# Barua Village, Amas, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Amas, Gaya 

# Barua

Barua is a village in Amas sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **274 people in 40 households**, the 79th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 274people (2011)
- 40households
- 42.9%literacy
- 877females per 1,000 males

## Barua PIN code and other codes

Barua falls in Amas sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMahuwan
- Community development blockAmas
- Census village code255767

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

## How far is Barua from nearby towns?

- Amas (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)35 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)4 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 Barua?

0 services counted by the Census are inside Barua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Ahuri
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sherghati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Barua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 48 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Barua

Of every 100 households in Barua in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barua · ■ Amas rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****38%**

**49%

Television ****0%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**27%

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 Barua?

■ Barua · ■ Amas rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.9%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****714**

**971

Working population ****21.5%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.2% for men and 24.8% for women. 36% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 49 (83%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 9 (15%)

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 Amas

- Dharampur346 people
- Dolaha Khurd338 people
- Tilaia334 people
- Madanpur297 people
- Purkhotimpur274 people
- Bahera Khurd254 people
- Komal Khap245 people
- Tinkoni228 people

[All 102 villages in Amas](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/amas/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barua from Gaya?35 km by road
- What is the population of Barua?274 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barua in?Gaya district (Amas sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barua?42.9% (Census 2011)