Village · Nawagarh, Janjgir - Champa # Barra Barra is a village in Nawagarh sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495557. The 2011 Census counted 812 people in 170 households, the 64th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 812 people (2011) - 170 households - 67.1% literacy - 495557 PIN code ## Barra PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Barra is 495557. Barra falls in Nawagarh sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 495557 - Gram panchayat Bhathli - Community development block Nawagarh - Census village code 436793 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Barra from nearby towns? - Nawagarh (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ) 32 km by road - Nawagarh (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Barra? 6 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 - ● 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 under 5 km · Misda - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kharod - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Deori - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds 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, sesamum and mustard. About 61% of the 421 hectares of village land is sown, and 253 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, 27 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Barra · ■ Nawagarh rural average - Electricity for lighting 27% 86% - Toilet within the home 1% 10% - No toilet (open defecation) 99% 90% - Tap water 0% 4% - Drinking water within premises 10% 13% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 30% 28% - Television 17% 32% - Mobile phone 19% 28% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 12% 10% - Car / jeep / van 3% 1% - None of these assets 46% 29% - Own their home 99% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Barra? ■ Barra · ■ Nawagarh rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 67.1% 72.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 947 975 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 954 - Working population 60.7% 56.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.4% for men and 55.0% for women. 63% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 92 (19%) · ■ Farm labourers 117 (24%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 16 (3%) · ■ Marginal 267 (54%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nawagarh - Gangajal 1,003 people - Karmandi 877 people - Pipra 829 people - Mohtara 819 people - Khapradih 752 people - Deori 617 people - Patharra 583 people - Tenduwa 470 people All 71 villages in Nawagarh ## Other places named Barra - Barra · Village, Khoyrasol, Birbhum · 10,798 people - Barra · Village, Raghunathpur - II, Puruliya · 3,302 people - Barra · Village, Phulpur, Azamgarh · 3,005 people - Barra · Village, Kashipur, Puruliya · 2,620 people - Barra · Village, Kharsia, Raigarh · 2,249 people - Barra · Village, Saifai, Etawah · 2,222 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Barra? 495557 - How far is Barra from Janjgir? 32 km by road - What is the population of Barra? 812 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barra in? Janjgir - Champa district (Nawagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Barra? 67.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/nawagarh/barra/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.