# Barah Village, Punpun, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/punpun/barah/ Village · Punpun, Patna # Barah Barah is a village in Punpun sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,067 people in 216 households**, the 39th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%. - 1,067people (2011) - 216households - 81.4%literacy - 916females per 1,000 males ## Barah PIN code and other codes Barah falls in Punpun sub-district, Patna district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBarah - Community development blockPunpun - Census village code246126 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Barah from nearby towns? - Punpun (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Patna (district HQ)24 km by road - Patna (nearest town)24 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 Barah? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Barah; 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 · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sheri Pal Pur - ○Degree college10+ km · Patna - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Danapur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 7 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 Barah known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 186 hectares of village land is sown, and 93 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 Barah Of every 100 households in Barah in 2011, 1 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Barah · ■ Punpun rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **29% Toilet within the home ****8%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **80% Tap water ****2%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****40%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **93% Use banking services ****60%** **46% Television ****27%** **25% Mobile phone ****40%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****14%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****42%** **35% Own their home ****100%** **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 Barah? ■ Barah · ■ Punpun rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%** **62.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916** **921 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1040** **955 Working population ****49.0%** **38.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.0% for men and 72.9% for women. 55% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 205 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 260 (50%) · **■** Household industry 17 (3%) · **■** Other work 33 (6%) · **■** Marginal 8 (2%) 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 Punpun - Newa1,165 people - Nadpur1,119 people - Ghordaur1,116 people - Palaki1,077 people - Ganj1,059 people - Mustafapur1,013 people - Bakarpur992 people - Tulsi Chak947 people [All 85 villages in Punpun](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/punpun/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Barah from Patna?24 km by road - What is the population of Barah?1,067 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barah in?Patna district (Punpun sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Barah?81.4% (Census 2011)