# Barud Village, Katangi, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/katangi/barud/ Village · Katangi, Balaghat # Barud Barud is a village in Katangi sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,723 people in 390 households**, the 19th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.4%. - 1,723people (2011) - 390households - 81.0%literacy - 1,119females per 1,000 males ## Barud PIN code and other codes Barud falls in Katangi sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockKatangi - Census village code497282 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Barud from nearby towns? - Katangi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Balaghat (district HQ)36 km by road - Katangi (nearest town)12 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 Barud? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Barud; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Katangi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balaghat - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Barud known for? The main crops are **dhan**. About 67% of the 378 hectares of village land is sown, and 179 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 Barud Of every 100 households in Barud in 2011, 77 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Barud · ■ Katangi rural average Electricity for lighting ****77%** **70% Toilet within the home ****2%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **84% Tap water ****20%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****51%** **30% Television ****7%** **15% Mobile phone ****15%** **19% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****22%** **23% Own their home ****100%** **97% 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 Barud? ■ Barud · ■ Katangi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.0%** **77.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1119** **1036 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1205** **1004 Working population ****58.1%** **56.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.6% for men and 74.3% for women. 63% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 258 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 162 (16%) · **■** Household industry 247 (25%) · **■** Other work 83 (8%) · **■** Marginal 251 (25%) 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 Katangi - Agarwada1,829 people - Chikmara1,772 people - Deori1,759 people - Agasi1,731 people - Kosmi1,715 people - Katera1,694 people - Deothana1,659 people - Singodi1,607 people [All 60 villages in Katangi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/katangi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Barud from Balaghat?36 km by road - What is the population of Barud?1,723 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barud in?Balaghat district (Katangi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Barud?81.0% (Census 2011)