# Barawan Village, Nokha, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/nokha/barawan/ Village · Nokha, Rohtas # Barawan Barawan is a village in Nokha sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **11,427 people in 1,701 households**, the 1st largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%. - 11,427people (2011) - 1,701households - 70.4%literacy - 923females per 1,000 males ## Barawan PIN code and other codes Barawan falls in Nokha sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatUtari Barao - Community development blockNokha - Census village code251562 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? - Nokha (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Sasaram (district HQ)12 km by road - Nokha (nearest town)3 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? 25 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 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Nokha - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 84% of the 796 hectares of village land is sown, and 668 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, 11 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Barawan · ■ Nokha rural average Electricity for lighting ****11%** **9% Toilet within the home ****25%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **81% Tap water ****1%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****83%** **84% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **93% Use banking services ****60%** **55% Television ****21%** **14% Mobile phone ****66%** **64% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****20%** **18% 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 Barawan? ■ Barawan · ■ Nokha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.4%** **72.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923** **917 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928** **945 Working population ****27.3%** **32.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.9% for men and 58.0% for women. 44% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 799 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 589 (19%) · **■** Household industry 91 (3%) · **■** Other work 489 (16%) · **■** Marginal 1,157 (37%) 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 Nokha - Kadwa11,402 people - Ghusia6,418 people - Sisrit4,368 people - Hathni3,484 people [All 87 villages in Nokha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/nokha/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Barawan from Sasaram?12 km by road - What is the population of Barawan?11,427 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barawan in?Rohtas district (Nokha sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Barawan?70.4% (Census 2011)