# Baruka Village, Bindranavagarh, Raipur (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Bindranavagarh, Raipur 

# Baruka

Baruka is a village in Bindranavagarh sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493773**. The 2011 Census counted **479 people in 131 households**, the 67th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 479people (2011)
- 131households
- 70.0%literacy
- 493773PIN code

## Baruka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Baruka is 493773.** Baruka falls in Bindranavagarh sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493773
- Gram panchayatBaruka
- Community development blockGariaband
- Census village code445071

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

## How far is Baruka from nearby towns?

- Gariyaband (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Raipur (district HQ)85 km by road
- Gariyaband (nearest town)15 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 Baruka?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Baruka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gariyaband
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gariyaband
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raipur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 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 Baruka known for?

About 10% of the 1,200 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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 Baruka

Of every 100 households in Baruka in 2011, 50 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Baruka · ■ Bindranavagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**98%

Use banking services ****18%**

**56%

Television ****20%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****57%**

**36%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Baruka?

■ Baruka · ■ Bindranavagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1047**

**1035

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967**

**1014

Working population ****53.2%**

**54.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.8% for men and 55.1% for women. 61% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 82 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 141 (55%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 29 (11%)

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 Bindranavagarh

- Chingarmal497 people
- Khatti497 people
- Sambalpur494 people
- Toiyamuda490 people
- Gondalbay473 people
- Kasarbay467 people
- Joba459 people
- Raiama454 people

[All 170 villages in Bindranavagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/bindranavagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Baruka?493773
- How far is Baruka from Raipur?85 km by road
- What is the population of Baruka?479 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baruka in?Raipur district (Bindranavagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Baruka?70.0% (Census 2011)