# Barui Village, Kharagpur, Munger (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kharagpur, Munger 

# Barui

Barui is a village in Kharagpur sub-district of Munger district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,113 people in 565 households**, the 18th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.2%.

- 3,113people (2011)
- 565households
- 48.1%literacy
- 863females per 1,000 males

## Barui PIN code and other codes

Barui falls in Kharagpur sub-district, Munger district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBarui
- Community development blockKharagpur
- Census village code243013

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

## How far is Barui from nearby towns?

- Kharagpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Munger (district HQ)46 km by road
- Kharagpur (nearest town)8 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 Barui?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Barui; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kharagpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Parsando
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kharagpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)7 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 Barui known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 251 hectares of village land is sown, and 187 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 Barui

Of every 100 households in Barui in 2011, 72 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Barui · ■ Kharagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**30%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****62%**

**56%

Television ****11%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****35%**

**34%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Barui?

■ Barui · ■ Kharagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.1%**

**61.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****863**

**878

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****829**

**940

Working population ****26.4%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.4% for men and 38.5% for women. 42% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 101 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 456 (56%) · **■** Other work 19 (2%) · **■** Marginal 245 (30%)

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 Kharagpur

- Baijalpur3,709 people
- Barhouna3,573 people
- Sibpur Laugain3,374 people
- Khaira3,366 people
- Khanrbihari3,006 people
- Bhadaura2,929 people
- Naki2,735 people
- Bagesri2,731 people

[All 120 villages in Kharagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/munger/kharagpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barui from Munger?46 km by road
- What is the population of Barui?3,113 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barui in?Munger district (Kharagpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barui?48.1% (Census 2011)