# Banian Baraun Village, Sherghati, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/sherghati/banian-baraun/ Village · Sherghati, Gaya # Banian Baraun Banian Baraun is a village in Sherghati sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,457 people in 341 households**, the 11th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%. - 2,457people (2011) - 341households - 70.2%literacy - 959females per 1,000 males ## Banian Baraun PIN code and other codes Banian Baraun falls in Sherghati sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBela - Community development blockSherghati - Census village code256300 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Banian Baraun from nearby towns? - Sherghati (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Gaya (district HQ)60 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 Banian Baraun? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Banian Baraun; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sherghati - ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)4 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 Banian Baraun known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 22% of the 270 hectares of village land is sown, and 58 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 Banian Baraun Of every 100 households in Banian Baraun in 2011, 1 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Banian Baraun · ■ Sherghati rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **8% Toilet within the home ****32%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****68%** **82% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****49%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****69%** **42% Television ****1%** **6% Mobile phone ****68%** **44% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **35% Own their home ****100%** **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 Banian Baraun? ■ Banian Baraun · ■ Sherghati rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%** **59.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959** **941 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1068** **997 Working population ****32.7%** **38.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.5% for men and 61.4% for women. 43% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 65 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (3%) · **■** Household industry 23 (3%) · **■** Other work 175 (22%) · **■** Marginal 519 (65%) 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 Sherghati - Kachauri3,128 people - Khandail3,040 people - Mahammadpur2,712 people - Mohabbatpur2,551 people - Bela2,427 people - Sirampur2,411 people - Naknupa2,241 people - Kamat2,196 people [All 86 villages in Sherghati](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/sherghati/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Banian Baraun from Gaya?60 km by road - What is the population of Banian Baraun?2,457 (Census 2011) - Which district is Banian Baraun in?Gaya district (Sherghati sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Banian Baraun?70.2% (Census 2011)