# Barah Batta Village, Sarairanjan, Samastipur (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/sarairanjan/barah-batta/ Village · Sarairanjan, Samastipur # Barah Batta Barah Batta is a village in Sarairanjan sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **9,516 people in 1,812 households**, the 8th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 9,516people (2011) - 1,812households - 61.6%literacy - 897females per 1,000 males ## Barah Batta PIN code and other codes Barah Batta falls in Sarairanjan sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBarbatta - Community development blockSarairanjan - Census village code236948 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Barah Batta from nearby towns? - Sarairanjan (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Samastipur (district HQ)12 km by road - Samsatipur (nearest town)12 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 Barah Batta? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Barah Batta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sarairanjan - ○Degree college10+ km · Samsatipur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Barah Batta known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 503 hectares of village land is sown, and 388 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 Barah Batta Of every 100 households in Barah Batta in 2011, 10 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Barah Batta · ■ Sarairanjan rural average Electricity for lighting ****10%** **12% Toilet within the home ****10%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **81% Tap water ****3%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **94% Use banking services ****45%** **45% Television ****9%** **10% Mobile phone ****38%** **49% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****17%** **22% Own their home ****100%** **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 Barah Batta? ■ Barah Batta · ■ Sarairanjan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.6%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897** **931 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959** **936 Working population ****34.8%** **29.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.0% for men and 50.9% for women. 49% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 876 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,197 (36%) · **■** Household industry 36 (1%) · **■** Other work 390 (12%) · **■** Marginal 809 (24%) 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 Sarairanjan - Bhagwatpur11,063 people - Lat Basepura10,929 people - Jhakhra10,617 people - Rupauli Buzrug9,818 people - Gangapur Athar9,408 people - Raepur Buzurg9,124 people - Musapur9,104 people - Bisambharpur Ailoth8,483 people [All 61 villages in Sarairanjan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/sarairanjan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Barah Batta from Samastipur?12 km by road - What is the population of Barah Batta?9,516 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barah Batta in?Samastipur district (Sarairanjan sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Barah Batta?61.6% (Census 2011)