# Barat Village, Meskaur, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Meskaur, Nawada 

# Barat

Barat is a village in Meskaur sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar, PIN code **805103**. The 2011 Census counted **4,635 people in 721 households**, the 2nd largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.3%.

- 4,635people (2011)
- 721households
- 65.9%literacy
- 805103PIN code

## Barat PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Barat is 805103.** Barat falls in Meskaur sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- PIN code805103
- Gram panchayatBarat
- Community development blockMeskaur
- Census village code258249

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

## How far is Barat from nearby towns?

- Meskaur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)23 km by road
- Hisua (nearest town)6 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 Barat?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Barat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hisua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hisua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Barat known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 776 hectares of village land is sown, and 465 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 Barat

Of every 100 households in Barat in 2011, 4 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Barat · ■ Meskaur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**85%

Tap water ****4%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**94%

Use banking services ****36%**

**29%

Television ****8%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**41%

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 Barat?

■ Barat · ■ Meskaur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%**

**59.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846**

**968

Working population ****34.2%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 50.1% for women. 43% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 274 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 410 (26%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 72 (5%) · **■** Marginal 813 (51%)

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 Meskaur

- Mirzapur4,642 people
- Rasulpur4,011 people
- Meksaur3,896 people
- Bisiait3,633 people
- Biju Bigha3,558 people

[All 60 villages in Meskaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/meskaur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Barat?805103
- How far is Barat from Nawada?23 km by road
- What is the population of Barat?4,635 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barat in?Nawada district (Meskaur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barat?65.9% (Census 2011)