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

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Village · Sohagpur, Shahdol 

# Barha

Barha is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,431 people in 379 households**, the 71st largest of 295 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%.

- 1,431people (2011)
- 379households
- 65.4%literacy
- 1,033females per 1,000 males

## Barha PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockPali No.1
- Census village code501361

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

## How far is Barha from nearby towns?

- Shahdol (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Shahdol (district HQ)45 km by road
- Jaisinghnagar (nearest town)7 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 Barha?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khannoudhi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jaisinghnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 5 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 Barha known for?

About 17% of the 1,074 hectares of village land is sown, and 121 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 Barha

Of every 100 households in Barha in 2011, 27 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barha · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**89%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****85%**

**67%

Television ****8%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Barha?

■ Barha · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%**

**62.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1047**

**965

Working population ****59.8%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.4% for men and 55.8% for women. 62% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 36 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 74 (9%) · **■** Other work 23 (3%) · **■** Marginal 723 (84%)

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

- Godaru1,472 people
- Nipaniya1,464 people
- Bhamni Kalan1,461 people
- Hardi1,448 people
- Birhuli1,417 people
- Sarangpur1,416 people
- Dewodaha1,410 people
- Khoh1,387 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Barha from Shahdol?45 km by road
- What is the population of Barha?1,431 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barha in?Shahdol district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Barha?65.4% (Census 2011)