Village · Shahpura, Jabalpur
# Barha

Barha is a village in Shahpura sub-district of Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 4 people in 2 households, the 224th largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.
- 4 people (2011)
- 2 households
- 50.0% literacy
- 1,000 females per 1,000 males

## Barha PIN code and other codes

Barha falls in Shahpura sub-district, Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Shahpura
- Census village code 489666

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Barha from nearby towns?
- Shahpura (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road
- Jabalpur (district HQ) 50 km by road
- Shahpura (nearest town) 7 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Barha?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Barha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● All-weather road In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Marvata
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Jabalpur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jabalpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jabalpur
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Barha known for?

The main crops are chana and masoor. About 90% of the 61 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Barha

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

■ Barha · ■ Shahpura rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 79%
- Toilet within the home 0% 26%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 73%
- Tap water 0% 11%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 15%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 95%
- Use banking services 0% 40%
- Television 0% 27%
- Mobile phone 0% 30%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 100% 43%
- Own their home 100% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Barha?

■ Barha · ■ Shahpura rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 50.0% 70.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1000 934
- Working population 75.0% 47.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 0.0% for women. 100% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 2 (67%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (33%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Shahpura
- Hathi Khandar 53 people
- Jaita Kheda 51 people
- Harduli 33 people
- Suhajani 5 people
- Agasi 3 people
- Bhanguwan 1 person

All 227 villages in Shahpura

## Quick answers
- How far is Barha from Jabalpur? 50 km by road
- What is the population of Barha? 4 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barha in? Jabalpur district (Shahpura sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Barha? 50.0% (Census 2011)

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