# Barela Village, Mungeli, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/mungeli/barela/ Village · Mungeli, Bilaspur # Barela Barela is a village in Mungeli sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495330**. The 2011 Census counted **5,563 people in 1,137 households**, the 1st largest of 260 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%. - 5,563people (2011) - 1,137households - 74.7%literacy - 495330PIN code ## Barela PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Barela is 495330.** Barela falls in Mungeli sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code495330 - Gram panchayatBarela - Community development blockMungeli - Census village code438336 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Barela from nearby towns? - Mungeli (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Bilaspur (district HQ)31 km by road - Takhatpur (nearest town)1 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 Barela? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Barela; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Takhatpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Koni - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 16 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 Barela known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and gram**. About 75% of the 609 hectares of village land is sown, and 252 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 Barela Of every 100 households in Barela in 2011, 96 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Barela · ■ Mungeli rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **82% Toilet within the home ****28%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **86% Tap water ****45%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****25%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **98% Use banking services ****22%** **45% Television ****44%** **17% Mobile phone ****36%** **18% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****29%** **43% Own their home ****92%** **97% 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 Barela? ■ Barela · ■ Mungeli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%** **64.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964** **973 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****911** **975 Working population ****42.2%** **47.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.4% for men and 64.8% for women. 55% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 360 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 828 (35%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 632 (27%) · **■** Marginal 511 (22%) 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 Mungeli - Jarhagaon4,202 people - Bhathari3,862 people - Kodwawani3,044 people - Padampur3,008 people [All 278 villages in Mungeli](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/mungeli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Barela?495330 - How far is Barela from Bilaspur?31 km by road - What is the population of Barela?5,563 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barela in?Bilaspur district (Mungeli sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Barela?74.7% (Census 2011)