# Barawan Village, Punpun, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Punpun, Patna 

# Barawan

Barawan is a village in Punpun sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,077 people in 711 households**, the 8th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%.

- 4,077people (2011)
- 711households
- 55.3%literacy
- 900females per 1,000 males

## Barawan PIN code and other codes

Barawan falls in Punpun sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBarawan
- Community development blockPunpun
- Census village code246115

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

## How far is Barawan from nearby towns?

- Punpun (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)18 km by road
- Patna (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 Barawan?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Barawan; 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
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Fatehpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Barawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 397 hectares of village land is sown, and 225 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 Barawan

Of every 100 households in Barawan in 2011, 46 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Barawan · ■ Punpun rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**80%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**40%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****39%**

**46%

Television ****14%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

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

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Barawan?

■ Barawan · ■ Punpun rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.3%**

**62.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****937**

**955

Working population ****41.0%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.4% for men and 40.6% for women. 48% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 362 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,087 (65%) · **■** Household industry 23 (1%) · **■** Other work 63 (4%) · **■** Marginal 137 (8%)

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

- Lakhanpur6,134 people
- Kansari5,280 people
- Pothi4,194 people
- Manora4,147 people
- Panwar3,761 people
- Zahidpur3,733 people
- Parthu3,491 people
- Behrawan3,174 people

[All 85 villages in Punpun](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/punpun/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barawan from Patna?18 km by road
- What is the population of Barawan?4,077 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barawan in?Patna district (Punpun sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barawan?55.3% (Census 2011)