# Baraj Village, Raghurajnagar, Satna (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Raghurajnagar, Satna 

# Baraj

Baraj is a village in Raghurajnagar sub-district of Satna district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **775 people in 162 households**, the 101st largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%.

- 775people (2011)
- 162households
- 73.5%literacy
- 854females per 1,000 males

## Baraj PIN code and other codes

Baraj falls in Raghurajnagar sub-district, Satna district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSatna
- Census village code463100

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?

- Satna (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Satna (district HQ)13 km by road
- Satna (nearest town)13 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?

9 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Satna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Satna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 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 41% of the 263 hectares of village land is sown, and 66 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, 66 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Baraj · ■ Raghurajnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**97%

Use banking services ****59%**

**49%

Television ****29%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 · ■ Raghurajnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%**

**71.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****854**

**914

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****793**

**908

Working population ****40.3%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.4% for men and 60.8% for women. 54% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 56 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (15%) · **■** Other work 134 (43%) · **■** Marginal 76 (24%)

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 Raghurajnagar

- Uday Sagar814 people
- Shivpurwa811 people
- Karsara801 people
- Sagama800 people
- Semri Kalan751 people
- Khamhariya Tiwari744 people
- Bathiya Khurd734 people
- Nandna706 people

[All 264 villages in Raghurajnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/satna/raghurajnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Baraj from Satna?13 km by road
- What is the population of Baraj?775 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baraj in?Satna district (Raghurajnagar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Baraj?73.5% (Census 2011)