# Baraka Gaon Village, Barhaj, Deoria (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Barhaj, Deoria 

# Baraka Gaon

Baraka Gaon is a village in Barhaj sub-district of Deoria district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,710 people in 568 households**, the 12th largest of 265 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 3,710people (2011)
- 568households
- 70.5%literacy
- 1,119females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Baraka Gaon

Of every 100 households in Baraka Gaon in 2011, 21 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Baraka Gaon · ■ Barhaj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**80%

Tap water ****49%**

**28%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**87%

Use banking services ****87%**

**79%

Television ****16%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****7%**

**9%

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 Baraka Gaon?

■ Baraka Gaon · ■ Barhaj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.5%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1119**

**1043

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1026**

**933

Working population ****21.4%**

**27.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.4% for men and 59.1% for women. 40% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 222 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 103 (13%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 218 (27%) · **■** Marginal 236 (30%)

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 Barhaj

- Sonari4,708 people
- Mahen Babu4,294 people
- Mail Bazar3,947 people
- Telia Kurmi3,926 people
- Bahor Dhanouti3,279 people
- Gander3,242 people
- Mahui Srikant3,065 people
- Satrao3,053 people

[All 293 villages in Barhaj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/deoria/barhaj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Baraka Gaon?3,710 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baraka Gaon in?Deoria district (Barhaj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Baraka Gaon?70.5% (Census 2011)