# Barahnagar Village, Ramanujganj, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Ramanujganj, Surguja 

# Barahnagar

Barahnagar is a village in Ramanujganj sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497225**. The 2011 Census counted **1,063 people in 236 households**, the 61st largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.8%.

- 1,063people (2011)
- 236households
- 42.5%literacy
- 497225PIN code

## Barahnagar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Barahnagar is 497225.** Barahnagar falls in Ramanujganj sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497225
- Gram panchayatMahadeopur
- Community development blockRamchandrapur
- Census village code431832

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

## How far is Barahnagar from nearby towns?

- Ramanujganj (sub-district HQ)75 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)120 km by road
- Wadrafnagar (nearest town)26 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 Barahnagar?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Barahnagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dindo
- ○Degree college10+ km · Wadrafnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wadrafnagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Barahnagar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 25% of the 576 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 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 Barahnagar

Of every 100 households in Barahnagar in 2011, 2 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barahnagar · ■ Ramanujganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**27%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**100%

Use banking services ****78%**

**62%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****72%**

**39%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Barahnagar?

■ Barahnagar · ■ Ramanujganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.5%**

**57.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1044**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1092**

**951

Working population ****43.2%**

**46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.4% for men and 32.9% for women. 53% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 113 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 336 (73%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 4 (1%)

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 Ramanujganj

- Basera Khurd1,158 people
- Tatiather1,154 people
- Tameshwarnagar1,072 people
- Chiniya1,070 people
- Indrapur1,057 people
- Lawa1,035 people
- Deogai1,023 people
- Hariharpur966 people

[All 113 villages in Ramanujganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/ramanujganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Barahnagar?497225
- How far is Barahnagar from Ambikapur?120 km by road
- What is the population of Barahnagar?1,063 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barahnagar in?Surguja district (Ramanujganj sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Barahnagar?42.5% (Census 2011)