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

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Village · Meskaur, Nawada 

# Barosar

Barosar is a village in Meskaur sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,563 people in 299 households**, the 24th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.3%.

- 1,563people (2011)
- 299households
- 48.0%literacy
- 978females per 1,000 males

## Barosar PIN code and other codes

Barosar falls in Meskaur sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBarosar
- Community development blockMeskaur
- Census village code258220

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

## How far is Barosar from nearby towns?

- Meskaur (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)34 km by road
- Hisua (nearest town)17 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 Barosar?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Barosar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tungi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nawada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Barosar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 251 hectares of village land is sown, and 251 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 Barosar

Of every 100 households in Barosar in 2011, 2 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barosar · ■ Meskaur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**94%

Use banking services ****9%**

**29%

Television ****1%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**41%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Barosar?

■ Barosar · ■ Meskaur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.0%**

**59.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1112**

**968

Working population ****34.5%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.9% for men and 43.8% for women. 51% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (2%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 43 (8%) · **■** Marginal 474 (88%)

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

- Dhanganwan1,821 people
- Jamui Pakariya1,719 people
- Paroria1,701 people
- Lodipur Chak1,627 people
- Gobindpur Urf Qanungo Bigha1,539 people
- Ganga Bara1,517 people
- Gamhira1,267 people
- Sonpura1,263 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Barosar from Nawada?34 km by road
- What is the population of Barosar?1,563 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barosar in?Nawada district (Meskaur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barosar?48.0% (Census 2011)