Village · Gadarwara, Narsimhapur
# Baranjh

Baranjh is a village in Gadarwara sub-district of Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,017 people in 244 households, the 127th largest of 350 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.
- 1,017 people (2011)
- 244 households
- 75.5% literacy
- 922 females per 1,000 males

## Baranjh PIN code and other codes

Baranjh falls in Gadarwara sub-district, Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Chawarpatha
- Census village code 490759

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

## How far is Baranjh from nearby towns?
- Gadarwara (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Narsimhapur (district HQ) 37 km by road
- Gadarwara (nearest town) 12 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Baranjh?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Baranjh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Baranjh known for?

About 89% of the 351 hectares of village land is sown, and 190 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Baranjh

Of every 100 households in Baranjh in 2011, 37 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Baranjh · ■ Gadarwara rural average
- Electricity for lighting 37% 63%
- Toilet within the home 35% 27%
- No toilet (open defecation) 65% 73%
- Tap water 15% 14%
- Drinking water within premises 32% 21%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 88% 96%
- Use banking services 67% 32%
- Television 17% 24%
- Mobile phone 24% 31%
- Computer with internet 2% 0%
- Two-wheeler 13% 14%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 45% 44%
- Own their home 98% 96%

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

## What is the population of Baranjh?

■ Baranjh · ■ Gadarwara rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 75.5% 70.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 922 911
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 867 927
- Working population 38.2% 43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.3% for men and 66.1% for women. 53% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 88 (23%) · ■ Farm labourers 137 (35%) · ■ Household industry 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 59 (15%) · ■ Marginal 101 (26%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Gadarwara
- Mahguwan Kalan 1,040 people
- Ukasghat 1,035 people
- Narsara 1,028 people
- Ajansara 1,021 people
- Kusmi 1,011 people
- Bhainsa 1,004 people
- Sokalpur 1,003 people
- Karhaiya 1,002 people

All 355 villages in Gadarwara

## Quick answers
- How far is Baranjh from Narsimhapur? 37 km by road
- What is the population of Baranjh? 1,017 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baranjh in? Narsimhapur district (Gadarwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Baranjh? 75.5% (Census 2011)

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