Village · Santrampur, Panch Mahals
# Barela

Barela is a village in Santrampur sub-district of Panch Mahals district, Gujarat, PIN code 389230. The 2011 Census counted 902 people in 178 households, the 84th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.
- 902 people (2011)
- 178 households
- 80.4% literacy
- 389230 PIN code

## Barela PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Barela is 389230. Barela falls in Santrampur sub-district, Panch Mahals district, Gujarat.
- PIN code 389230
- Gram panchayat Barela
- Community development block Santrampur
- Census village code 518086

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Barela from nearby towns?
- Santrampur (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road
- Godhra (district HQ) 50 km by road
- Lunawada (nearest town) 12 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Barela?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Barela; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Lunawada
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Lunawada
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Lunawada
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 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 Barela known for?

The main crops are paddy, cereals and pigeon pea. About 62% of the 369 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Barela

Of every 100 households in Barela in 2011, 97 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barela · ■ Santrampur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 97% 89%
- Toilet within the home 25% 13%
- No toilet (open defecation) 75% 87%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 4% 16%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 81% 96%
- Use banking services 38% 46%
- Television 17% 8%
- Mobile phone 23% 41%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 20% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 62% 50%
- Own their home 99% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Barela?

■ Barela · ■ Santrampur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 80.4% 69.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 948 957
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1056 956
- Working population 53.1% 50.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 72.8% for women. 54% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 153 (32%) · ■ Farm labourers 21 (4%) · ■ Household industry 6 (1%) · ■ Other work 37 (8%) · ■ Marginal 262 (55%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Santrampur
- Nana Natva 931 people
- Sangawada 925 people
- Charada 910 people
- Moyala Pad 910 people
- Bhenadra 882 people
- Nasikpur 876 people
- Sagvadiya 867 people
- Nani Sarsan 860 people

All 152 villages in Santrampur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Barela? 389230
- How far is Barela from Godhra? 50 km by road
- What is the population of Barela? 902 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barela in? Panch Mahals district (Santrampur sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Barela? 80.4% (Census 2011)

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