# Barra Village, Kharsia, Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kharsia, Raigarh 

# Barra

Barra is a village in Kharsia sub-district of Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496665**. The 2011 Census counted **2,249 people in 506 households**, the 10th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.8%.

- 2,249people (2011)
- 506households
- 72.6%literacy
- 496665PIN code

## Barra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Barra is 496665.** Barra falls in Kharsia sub-district, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496665
- Gram panchayatBarra
- Community development blockKharsia
- Census village code435160

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

## How far is Barra from nearby towns?

- Kharsia (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Raigarh (district HQ)57 km by road
- Kharsia (nearest town)22 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 Barra?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Barra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Kharsia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kharsia
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Barra known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and sesamum**. About 60% of the 1,115 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Barra

Of every 100 households in Barra in 2011, 94 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barra · ■ Kharsia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**89%

Tap water ****1%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****32%**

**34%

Television ****16%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**30%

Own their home ****97%**

**95%

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 Barra?

■ Barra · ■ Kharsia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%**

**75.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****877**

**974

Working population ****51.7%**

**42.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 58.1% for women. 55% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 324 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 143 (12%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 81 (7%) · **■** Marginal 611 (53%)

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 Kharsia

- Jobi2,623 people
- Tiuar2,529 people
- Thusekela2,331 people
- Kunkuni2,258 people
- Sarwani2,222 people
- Badedeogaon2,124 people
- Chhote Mudpar1,966 people
- Gidha1,872 people

[All 137 villages in Kharsia](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raigarh/kharsia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Barra?496665
- How far is Barra from Raigarh?57 km by road
- What is the population of Barra?2,249 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barra in?Raigarh district (Kharsia sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Barra?72.6% (Census 2011)