# Baraj Village, Bada Malhera, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bada Malhera, Chhatarpur 

# Baraj

Baraj is a village in Bada Malhera sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **778 people in 172 households**, the 45th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.6%.

- 778people (2011)
- 172households
- 66.5%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Baraj PIN code and other codes

Baraj falls in Bada Malhera sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBada Malhera
- Census village code458143

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

## How far is Baraj from nearby towns?

- Bada Malhera (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)59 km by road
- Bada Malhera (nearest town)7 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 Baraj?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Baraj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bada Malehra
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bada Malhera
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bada Malehra
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Baraj known for?

About 65% of the 361 hectares of village land is sown, and 233 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 Baraj

Of every 100 households in Baraj in 2011, 74 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Baraj · ■ Bada Malhera rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**98%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****50%**

**35%

Television ****30%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**36%

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 Baraj?

■ Baraj · ■ Bada Malhera rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%**

**55.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**879

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1098**

**915

Working population ****47.2%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 50.3% for women. 51% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 106 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (12%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 51 (14%) · **■** Marginal 164 (45%)

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 Bada Malhera

- Tigari891 people
- Sarguwan803 people
- Karki800 people
- Pathiya799 people
- Saurora748 people
- Chhaikuwan734 people
- Lakhanwa733 people
- Sironj724 people

[All 108 villages in Bada Malhera](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/bada-malhera/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Baraj from Chhatarpur?59 km by road
- What is the population of Baraj?778 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baraj in?Chhatarpur district (Bada Malhera sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Baraj?66.5% (Census 2011)