# Barrawan Village, Warisaliganj, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/warisaliganj/barrawan/ Village · Warisaliganj, Nawada # Barrawan Barrawan is a village in Warisaliganj sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,333 people in 950 households**, the 4th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%. - 6,333people (2011) - 950households - 45.2%literacy - 950females per 1,000 males ## Barrawan PIN code and other codes Barrawan falls in Warisaliganj sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBarrawan - Community development blockWarisaliganj - Census village code257574 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Barrawan from nearby towns? - Warisaliganj (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Nawada (district HQ)15 km by road - Warisaliganj (nearest town)9 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 Barrawan? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Barrawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Hisua - ○Degree college10+ km · Warisaliganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Barrawan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 67% of the 625 hectares of village land is sown, and 311 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 Barrawan Of every 100 households in Barrawan in 2011, 10 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Barrawan · ■ Warisaliganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****10%** **2% Toilet within the home ****11%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **80% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **94% Use banking services ****34%** **29% Television ****5%** **6% Mobile phone ****51%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****42%** **40% Own their home ****98%** **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 Barrawan? ■ Barrawan · ■ Warisaliganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****45.2%** **58.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950** **925 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1031** **945 Working population ****41.0%** **39.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 56.9% for men and 32.7% for women. 52% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,043 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 513 (20%) · **■** Household industry 222 (9%) · **■** Other work 212 (8%) · **■** Marginal 608 (23%) 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 Warisaliganj - Chakwae9,444 people - Kochgawan7,553 people - Mosima7,148 people - Makanpur6,082 people - Thera5,927 people - Baghi Bardiha5,875 people - Apsand5,667 people [All 75 villages in Warisaliganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/warisaliganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Barrawan from Nawada?15 km by road - What is the population of Barrawan?6,333 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barrawan in?Nawada district (Warisaliganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Barrawan?45.2% (Census 2011)