# Baraith Village, Sonbarsa, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sonbarsa, Saharsa 

# Baraith

Baraith is a village in Sonbarsa sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar, PIN code **852217**. The 2011 Census counted **6,067 people in 1,104 households**, the 11th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 52.4%.

- 6,067people (2011)
- 1,104households
- 53.0%literacy
- 852217PIN code

## Baraith PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Baraith is 852217.** Baraith falls in Sonbarsa sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.

- PIN code852217
- Gram panchayatBaraith
- Community development blockSonbarsa
- Census village code226556

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

## How far is Baraith from nearby towns?

- Sonbarsa (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)42 km by road
- Saharasa (nearest town)42 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 Baraith?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Baraith; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sonbarasa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhepura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Baraith known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 34% of the 588 hectares of village land is sown, and 157 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 Baraith

Of every 100 households in Baraith in 2011, 2 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Baraith · ■ Sonbarsa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**88%

Tap water ****3%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**54%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****55%**

**44%

Television ****3%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**40%

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 Baraith?

■ Baraith · ■ Sonbarsa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.0%**

**52.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****876**

**937

Working population ****31.3%**

**33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.0% for men and 41.6% for women. 46% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 471 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 199 (10%) · **■** Household industry 45 (2%) · **■** Other work 187 (10%) · **■** Marginal 999 (53%)

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 Sonbarsa

- Shahpur7,579 people
- Raghunathpur7,000 people
- Nanauti6,983 people
- Kasnagar6,953 people
- Mokma5,959 people
- Barsam5,089 people
- Atlakha5,056 people
- Dahad4,996 people

[All 59 villages in Sonbarsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/sonbarsa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Baraith?852217
- How far is Baraith from Saharsa?42 km by road
- What is the population of Baraith?6,067 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baraith in?Saharsa district (Sonbarsa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Baraith?53.0% (Census 2011)