# Barura Village, Gangolihat, Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Gangolihat, Pithoragarh 

# Barura

Barura is a village in Gangolihat sub-district of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **71 people in 15 households**, the 222nd largest of 312 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.

- 71people (2011)
- 15households
- 82.8%literacy
- 919females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barura

Of every 100 households in Barura in 2011, 100 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barura · ■ Gangolihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**48%

Tap water ****31%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**79%

Use banking services ****31%**

**74%

Television ****31%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 Barura?

■ Barura · ■ Gangolihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.8%**

**77.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**1090

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1600**

**870

Working population ****25.4%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.8% for men and 69.2% for women. 38% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 7 (39%) · **■** Household industry 1 (6%) · **■** Other work 4 (22%) · **■** Marginal 6 (33%)

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 Gangolihat

- Jakhera Bhajna75 people
- Dodari74 people
- Surkhal Shugara72 people
- Sutar Gaon72 people
- Gula Gaon70 people
- Kandara70 people
- Phalraw70 people
- Sauli70 people

[All 340 villages in Gangolihat](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/pithoragarh/gangolihat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barura?71 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barura in?Pithoragarh district (Gangolihat sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Barura?82.8% (Census 2011)