# Barangi Village, Sohagpur, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/sohagpur/barangi/ Village · Sohagpur, Hoshangabad # Barangi Barangi is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,367 people in 266 households**, the 13th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%. - 1,367people (2011) - 266households - 65.6%literacy - 901females per 1,000 males ## Barangi PIN code and other codes Barangi falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockSohagpur - Census village code487646 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Barangi from nearby towns? - Sohagpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Hoshangabad (district HQ)54 km by road - Sohagpur (nearest town)8 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 Barangi? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Barangi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sohagpur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sohagpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 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 Barangi known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 88% of the 621 hectares of village land is sown, and 549 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 Barangi Of every 100 households in Barangi in 2011, 50 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Barangi · ■ Sohagpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****50%** **61% Toilet within the home ****28%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **73% Tap water ****0%** **17% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **93% Use banking services ****32%** **51% Television ****17%** **28% Mobile phone ****24%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****31%** **30% Own their home ****98%** **96% 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 Barangi? ■ Barangi · ■ Sohagpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%** **66.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901** **902 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****906** **904 Working population ****28.2%** **40.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.9% for men and 53.0% for women. 47% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 194 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 116 (30%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 27 (7%) · **■** Marginal 41 (11%) 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 Sohagpur - Baruadhana1,602 people - Gujar Khedi1,515 people - Chichli1,403 people - Thikari1,401 people - Banskhapa1,317 people - Bamori Khurd1,295 people - Chanderi1,290 people - Kishanpur1,179 people [All 167 villages in Sohagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/sohagpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Barangi from Hoshangabad?54 km by road - What is the population of Barangi?1,367 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barangi in?Hoshangabad district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Barangi?65.6% (Census 2011)