# Barepur Village, Asthawan, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Asthawan, Nalanda 

# Barepur

Barepur is a village in Asthawan sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,357 people in 200 households**, the 39th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 1,357people (2011)
- 200households
- 48.5%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Barepur PIN code and other codes

Barepur falls in Asthawan sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKaila
- Community development blockAsthawan
- Census village code244535

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

## How far is Barepur from nearby towns?

- Asthawan (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)18 km by road
- Biharsharif (nearest town)18 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 Barepur?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Barepur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Benar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Asthwan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 9 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 Barepur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 109 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 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 Barepur

Of every 100 households in Barepur in 2011, 10 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barepur · ■ Asthawan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**45%

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

**4%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****51%**

**46%

Television ****19%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****38%**

**35%

Own their home ****95%**

**97%

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 Barepur?

■ Barepur · ■ Asthawan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.5%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918**

**946

Working population ****38.8%**

**33.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.7% for men and 34.9% for women. 43% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 257 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 134 (25%) · **■** Other work 86 (16%) · **■** Marginal 49 (9%)

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 Asthawan

- Pasaurha1,624 people
- Dhobi Bigha1,585 people
- Jangipur1,563 people
- Bhairo Bigha1,523 people
- Nezampur1,343 people
- Sarbahdinagar Jainpura1,325 people
- Amba Bigha1,233 people
- Rami Bigha1,202 people

[All 59 villages in Asthawan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/asthawan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barepur from Biharsharif?18 km by road
- What is the population of Barepur?1,357 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barepur in?Nalanda district (Asthawan sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barepur?48.5% (Census 2011)