# Barai Village, Sohagpur, Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Sohagpur, Shahdol 

# Barai

Barai is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **423 people in 123 households**, the 231st largest of 295 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%.

- 423people (2011)
- 123households
- 60.5%literacy
- 986females per 1,000 males

## Barai PIN code and other codes

Barai falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPali No.1
- Census village code501395

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

## How far is Barai from nearby towns?

- Shahdol (sub-district HQ)55 km by road
- Shahdol (district HQ)55 km by road
- Shahdol (nearest town)55 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 Barai?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Barai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khamtodhi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gohparu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol
- ○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
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Barai known for?

About 33% of the 307 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Barai

Of every 100 households in Barai in 2011, 15 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barai · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****72%**

**67%

Television ****2%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****51%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Barai?

■ Barai · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.5%**

**62.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1259**

**965

Working population ****53.4%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.2% for men and 46.0% for women. 54% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 9 (4%) · **■** Marginal 214 (95%)

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

- Harri Dol444 people
- Kubari440 people
- Raipur432 people
- Rupaula430 people
- Majhauli423 people
- Chataha422 people
- Kholka421 people
- Umariya417 people

[All 302 villages in Sohagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/sohagpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barai from Shahdol?55 km by road
- What is the population of Barai?423 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barai in?Shahdol district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Barai?60.5% (Census 2011)