# Barua Village, Dighwara, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dighwara, Saran 

# Barua

Barua is a village in Dighwara sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,938 people in 1,056 households**, the 5th largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.

- 5,938people (2011)
- 1,056households
- 75.4%literacy
- 896females per 1,000 males

## Barua PIN code and other codes

Barua falls in Dighwara sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBaruan
- Community development blockDighwara
- Census village code234442

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?

- Dighwara (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)37 km by road
- Chapra (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 Barua?

8 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dighwara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Digfhwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chapra
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 10 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 51% of the 162 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 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, 63 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Barua · ■ Dighwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**88%

Use banking services ****67%**

**60%

Television ****43%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**16%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Dighwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.4%**

**66.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893**

**905

Working population ****24.8%**

**27.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 63.7% for women. 43% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 378 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 344 (23%) · **■** Household industry 40 (3%) · **■** Other work 161 (11%) · **■** Marginal 548 (37%)

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 Dighwara

- Jhaua9,576 people
- Sitalpur8,678 people
- Basti Jalal7,033 people
- Manupur6,204 people
- Haraji5,809 people
- Kuraia4,085 people
- Kanakpur3,537 people
- Akilpur3,347 people

[All 46 villages in Dighwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/dighwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barua from Chhapra?37 km by road
- What is the population of Barua?5,938 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barua in?Saran district (Dighwara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Barua?75.4% (Census 2011)