# Barja Village, Timarni, Harda (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Timarni, Harda 

# Barja

Barja is a village in Timarni sub-district of Harda district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **739 people in 156 households**, the 32nd largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 739people (2011)
- 156households
- 78.6%literacy
- 866females per 1,000 males

## Barja PIN code and other codes

Barja falls in Timarni sub-district, Harda district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockTimarni
- Census village code486969

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

## How far is Barja from nearby towns?

- Timarni (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Harda (district HQ)11 km by road
- Timarni (nearest town)3 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 Barja?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Timarni
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Timarni
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Harda
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Barja known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 91% of the 490 hectares of village land is sown, and 444 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 Barja

Of every 100 households in Barja in 2011, 91 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barja · ■ Timarni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**83%

Use banking services ****54%**

**49%

Television ****43%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**33%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****15%**

**25%

Own their home ****91%**

**95%

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 Barja?

■ Barja · ■ Timarni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****866**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1132**

**911

Working population ****33.8%**

**37.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.3% for men and 69.3% for women. 53% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 65 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 86 (34%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 35 (14%) · **■** Marginal 62 (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 Timarni

- Khidki968 people
- Lachora925 people
- Kathadi898 people
- Gadrapur740 people
- Billod710 people
- Samsabad665 people
- Dholpur Khurd662 people
- Jaloda636 people

[All 61 villages in Timarni](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/harda/timarni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barja from Harda?11 km by road
- What is the population of Barja?739 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barja in?Harda district (Timarni sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Barja?78.6% (Census 2011)