# Baruni Village, Ariari, Sheikhpura (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Ariari, Sheikhpura 

# Baruni

Baruni is a village in Ariari sub-district of Sheikhpura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,432 people in 208 households**, the 26th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.7%.

- 1,432people (2011)
- 208households
- 64.9%literacy
- 848females per 1,000 males

## Baruni PIN code and other codes

Baruni falls in Ariari sub-district, Sheikhpura district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChorvar
- Community development blockAriari
- Census village code244108

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

## How far is Baruni from nearby towns?

- Ariari (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Sheikhpura (district HQ)16 km by road
- Sheikhpura (nearest town)16 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 Baruni?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Baruni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sheikhpura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sheikhpura
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ariari
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Baruni known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 85 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 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 Baruni

Of every 100 households in Baruni in 2011, 1 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Baruni · ■ Ariari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**82%

Tap water ****3%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**27%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**93%

Use banking services ****56%**

**29%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Baruni?

■ Baruni · ■ Ariari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%**

**57.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****848**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960**

**954

Working population ****42.4%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.5% for men and 54.4% for women. 46% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 35 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 371 (61%) · **■** Household industry 53 (9%) · **■** Other work 100 (16%) · **■** Marginal 48 (8%)

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 Ariari

- Sohdi1,753 people
- Dhankaul1,670 people
- Rampur1,546 people
- Ikraen1,437 people
- Bhojdih1,377 people
- Baikathpur1,337 people
- Afardih1,310 people
- Sumka1,245 people

[All 68 villages in Ariari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/ariari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Baruni from Sheikhpura?16 km by road
- What is the population of Baruni?1,432 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baruni in?Sheikhpura district (Ariari sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Baruni?64.9% (Census 2011)