# Barma Village, Gurua, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Gurua, Gaya 

# Barma

Barma is a village in Gurua sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,482 people in 395 households**, the 11th largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 2,482people (2011)
- 395households
- 64.7%literacy
- 889females per 1,000 males

## Barma PIN code and other codes

Barma falls in Gurua sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBarma
- Community development blockGurua
- Census village code255711

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

## How far is Barma from nearby towns?

- Gurua (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)49 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)12 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 Barma?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Barma; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gurua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gurua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Barma known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 147 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 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 Barma

Of every 100 households in Barma in 2011, 0 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Barma · ■ Gurua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

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

**17%

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

**81%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**44%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****55%**

**44%

Television ****10%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Barma?

■ Barma · ■ Gurua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.7%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****853**

**961

Working population ****40.4%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.5% for men and 53.7% for women. 50% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 265 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 356 (36%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 133 (13%) · **■** Marginal 231 (23%)

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 Gurua

- Semaru3,141 people
- Kajh3,094 people
- Usewa2,600 people
- Bilauti2,567 people
- Erur2,318 people
- Baiju Bigha2,245 people
- Balganwan2,244 people
- Jaipur2,209 people

[All 182 villages in Gurua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/gurua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barma from Gaya?49 km by road
- What is the population of Barma?2,482 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barma in?Gaya district (Gurua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barma?64.7% (Census 2011)