# Barua Village, Dariapur, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/dariapur/barua/ Village · Dariapur, Saran # Barua Barua is a village in Dariapur sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,497 people in 260 households**, the 75th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.8%. - 1,497people (2011) - 260households - 57.1%literacy - 835females per 1,000 males ## Barua PIN code and other codes Barua falls in Dariapur sub-district, Saran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatMagarpal - Community development blockDariapur - Census village code234318 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Barua from nearby towns? - Dariapur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Chhapra (district HQ)48 km by road - Sonepur (nearest town)11 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 Barua? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Barua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Sonepur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Barua known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 212 hectares of village land is sown, and 98 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 Barua Of every 100 households in Barua in 2011, 6 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Barua · ■ Dariapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****6%** **3% Toilet within the home ****16%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **85% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****42%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****43%** **53% Television ****4%** **12% Mobile phone ****43%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****32%** **18% 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 Barua? ■ Barua · ■ Dariapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.1%** **58.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****835** **946 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****743** **916 Working population ****25.9%** **25.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.7% for men and 46.0% for women. 45% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 58 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 291 (75%) · **■** Other work 15 (4%) · **■** Marginal 24 (6%) 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 Dariapur - Sakhnauli1,527 people - Hukraha1,525 people - Mahesia1,505 people - Sarae Muzaffar1,503 people - Manpur1,481 people - Fursatpur1,472 people - Rajapur1,469 people - Dharam Chak1,465 people [All 196 villages in Dariapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/dariapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Barua from Chhapra?48 km by road - What is the population of Barua?1,497 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barua in?Saran district (Dariapur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Barua?57.1% (Census 2011)