# Barai Village, Chanderi, Ashoknagar (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chanderi, Ashoknagar 

# Barai

Barai is a village in Chanderi sub-district of Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **345 people in 86 households**, the 108th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.4%.

- 345people (2011)
- 86households
- 71.3%literacy
- 885females per 1,000 males

## Barai PIN code and other codes

Barai falls in Chanderi sub-district, Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockChanderi
- Census village code500268

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

## How far is Barai from nearby towns?

- Chanderi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Ashoknagar (district HQ)60 km by road
- Chanderi (nearest town)10 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 Barai?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Barai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ashok Nagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Barai known for?

About 83% of the 271 hectares of village land is sown, and 114 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 Barai

Of every 100 households in Barai in 2011, 99 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barai · ■ Chanderi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**6%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****24%**

**30%

Television ****52%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**51%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Barai?

■ Barai · ■ Chanderi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**58.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****520**

**927

Working population ****30.7%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 54.4% for women. 50% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 85 (80%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (6%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 14 (13%)

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 Chanderi

- Kirraya395 people
- Khagal387 people
- Khyawada368 people
- Daulat Khedi363 people
- Govind Kheda324 people
- Bajana321 people
- Khalilpur315 people
- Koopgarh307 people

[All 165 villages in Chanderi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ashoknagar/chanderi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barai from Ashoknagar?60 km by road
- What is the population of Barai?345 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barai in?Ashoknagar district (Chanderi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Barai?71.3% (Census 2011)