# Barana Village, Rajpur, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Rajpur, Rohtas 

# Barana

Barana is a village in Rajpur sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,031 people in 564 households**, the 4th largest of 36 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.0%.

- 3,031people (2011)
- 564households
- 73.7%literacy
- 912females per 1,000 males

## Barana PIN code and other codes

Barana falls in Rajpur sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBarna
- Community development blockRajpur
- Census village code251458

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?

- Rajpur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)35 km by road
- Bikramganj (nearest town)23 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?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Barana; 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 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Dehri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Barana known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 365 hectares of village land is sown, and 249 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, 4 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barana · ■ Rajpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**81%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**86%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****42%**

**50%

Television ****5%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**20%

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 Barana?

■ Barana · ■ Rajpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%**

**76.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926**

**922

Working population ****40.6%**

**31.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.1% for men and 59.0% for women. 52% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 274 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 98 (8%) · **■** Household industry 46 (4%) · **■** Other work 55 (4%) · **■** Marginal 759 (62%)

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 Rajpur

- Rajpur11,780 people
- Sianwak8,189 people
- Tarawan3,891 people
- Pararia2,824 people
- Rajandih2,761 people
- Rutawan2,758 people
- Sakhara2,515 people

[All 39 villages in Rajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/rajpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barana from Sasaram?35 km by road
- What is the population of Barana?3,031 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barana in?Rohtas district (Rajpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barana?73.7% (Census 2011)