# Barana Village, Srinagar, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Srinagar, Purnia 

# Barana

Barana is a village in Srinagar sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **185 people in 36 households**, the 25th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 44.9%.

- 185people (2011)
- 36households
- 34.6%literacy
- 1,079females per 1,000 males

## Barana PIN code and other codes

Barana falls in Srinagar sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKhokha South
- Community development blockSrinagar
- Census village code223620

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

## How far is Barana from nearby towns?

- Srinagar (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)18 km by road
- Purnia (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 Barana?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Barana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Busbhara
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Purnia East
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Barana known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 82% of the 22 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Barana

Of every 100 households in Barana in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barana · ■ Srinagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****11%**

**17%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**40%

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 Barana?

■ Barana · ■ Srinagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****34.6%**

**44.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1079**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1636**

**942

Working population ****27.0%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 40.3% for men and 28.3% for women. 55% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 23 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (50%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1 (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 Srinagar

- Khokha693 people
- Dhamaili625 people
- Ladukhana309 people
- Karimnagar Jhuni Milik186 people
- Khunti Dhanaili Uria Bhag153 people
- Karimnagar Jhuni Milik89 people

[All 27 villages in Srinagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/srinagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barana from Purnia?18 km by road
- What is the population of Barana?185 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barana in?Purnia district (Srinagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barana?34.6% (Census 2011)