# Barau Village, Rampur Naikin, Sidhi (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Rampur Naikin, Sidhi 

# Barau

Barau is a village in Rampur Naikin sub-district of Sidhi district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,985 people in 508 households**, the 32nd largest of 142 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 1,985people (2011)
- 508households
- 54.2%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Barau PIN code and other codes

Barau falls in Rampur Naikin sub-district, Sidhi district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockRampur Naikin
- Census village code502418

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

## How far is Barau from nearby towns?

- Rampur Naikin (sub-district HQ)68 km by road
- Sidhi (district HQ)50 km by road
- Sidhi (nearest town)50 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 Barau?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Barau; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Khadi Kurda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sidhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sidhi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Barau known for?

The main crops are **dhan, wheat and tuar**. About 67% of the 433 hectares of village land is sown, and 102 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 Barau

Of every 100 households in Barau in 2011, 41 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Barau · ■ Rampur Naikin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**94%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

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

**20%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****24%**

**28%

Television ****4%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**42%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Barau?

■ Barau · ■ Rampur Naikin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.2%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951**

**914

Working population ****45.0%**

**41.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.1% for men and 44.9% for women. 49% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 102 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 456 (51%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 22 (2%) · **■** Marginal 308 (34%)

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 Rampur Naikin

- Bhainsraha2,170 people
- Maura2,168 people
- Padkhuri2,159 people
- Madha2,033 people
- Ratwar1,961 people
- Pipraon1,957 people
- Jhalwar1,909 people
- Gopalpur1,905 people

[All 142 villages in Rampur Naikin](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sidhi/rampur-naikin/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barau from Sidhi?50 km by road
- What is the population of Barau?1,985 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barau in?Sidhi district (Rampur Naikin sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Barau?54.2% (Census 2011)