Village · Jaijaipur, Janjgir - Champa # Barra Barra is a village in Jaijaipur sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495690. The 2011 Census counted 860 people in 196 households, the 71st largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%. - 860 people (2011) - 196 households - 65.9% literacy - 495690 PIN code ## Barra PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Barra is 495690. Barra falls in Jaijaipur sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 495690 - Gram panchayat Chikhalrauda - Community development block Jaijaipur - Census village code 437337 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Barra from nearby towns? - Jaijaipur (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ) 50 km by road - Sakti (nearest town) 18 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Barra? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Barra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Bhothiya - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shakti - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Malkharoda - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Barra known for? The main crops are paddy, wheat and tomato. About 73% of the 191 hectares of village land is sown, and 122 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Barra Of every 100 households in Barra in 2011, 99 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Barra · ■ Jaijaipur rural average - Electricity for lighting 99% 90% - Toilet within the home 3% 7% - No toilet (open defecation) 97% 93% - Tap water 0% 10% - Drinking water within premises 4% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 99% - Use banking services 0% 23% - Television 23% 31% - Mobile phone 6% 28% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 9% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 28% 28% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Barra? ■ Barra · ■ Jaijaipur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 65.9% 68.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 924 1014 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 933 942 - Working population 56.0% 59.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.8% for men and 52.9% for women. 59% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 161 (33%) · ■ Farm labourers 230 (48%) · ■ Other work 82 (17%) · ■ Marginal 9 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Jaijaipur - Padahardi 900 people - Amalidih 897 people - Harethi Khurd 869 people - Riwadih 863 people - Barekel Khurd 853 people - Bichhiya 853 people - Boirdih 819 people - Lohrakot 816 people All 102 villages in Jaijaipur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Barra? 495690 - How far is Barra from Janjgir? 50 km by road - What is the population of Barra? 860 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barra in? Janjgir - Champa district (Jaijaipur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Barra? 65.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/jaijaipur/barra/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.