# Barhauna Village, Vidyapati Nagar, Samastipur (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/vidyapati-nagar/barhauna/ Village · Vidyapati Nagar, Samastipur # Barhauna Barhauna is a village in Vidyapati Nagar sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar, PIN code **848502**. The 2011 Census counted **12,131 people in 2,437 households**, the 3rd largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%. - 12,131people (2011) - 2,437households - 64.6%literacy - 848502PIN code ## Barhauna PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Barhauna is 848502.** Barhauna falls in Vidyapati Nagar sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar. - PIN code848502 - Gram panchayatBadhouna, Banghaha - Community development blockVidyapati Nagar - Census village code237002 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Barhauna from nearby towns? - Vidyapati Nagar (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Samastipur (district HQ)50 km by road - Dalsinghsarai (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 Barhauna? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Barhauna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vijay Nagar - ○Degree college10+ km · Dalsinghsarai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Samastipur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - 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 Barhauna known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 580 hectares of village land is sown, and 300 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 Barhauna Of every 100 households in Barhauna in 2011, 12 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Barhauna · ■ Vidyapati Nagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****12%** **5% Toilet within the home ****28%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****69%** **75% Tap water ****2%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **93% Use banking services ****37%** **42% Television ****13%** **9% Mobile phone ****56%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****23%** **29% 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 Barhauna? ■ Barhauna · ■ Vidyapati Nagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%** **62.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915** **902 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****956** **924 Working population ****35.5%** **34.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.5% for men and 54.8% for women. 50% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,172 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,235 (29%) · **■** Household industry 25 (1%) · **■** Other work 415 (10%) · **■** Marginal 1,464 (34%) 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 Vidyapati Nagar - Mau Dhaneshpurd15,833 people - Sahit13,554 people - GarhSisai12,088 people - Harpur Bochaha11,758 people - Dhepura11,556 people - Semri9,112 people [All 36 villages in Vidyapati Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/vidyapati-nagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Barhauna?848502 - How far is Barhauna from Samastipur?50 km by road - What is the population of Barhauna?12,131 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barhauna in?Samastipur district (Vidyapati Nagar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Barhauna?64.6% (Census 2011)