# Barasu Village, Ukhimath, Rudraprayag (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Ukhimath, Rudraprayag 

# Barasu

Barasu is a village in Ukhimath sub-district of Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,128 people in 146 households**, the 13th largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.1%.

- 1,128people (2011)
- 146households
- 91.5%literacy
- 730females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Barasu

Of every 100 households in Barasu in 2011, 95 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Barasu · ■ Ukhimath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**41%

Tap water ****100%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%**

**39%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%**

**60%

Use banking services ****84%**

**75%

Television ****55%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**17%

Own their home ****84%**

**94%

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 Barasu?

■ Barasu · ■ Ukhimath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.5%**

**83.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****730**

**1057

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****700**

**883

Working population ****27.4%**

**46.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.6% for men and 83.2% for women. 27% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 84 (27%) · **■** Marginal 219 (71%)

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 Ukhimath

- Dewali Bhanigram1,188 people
- Lamgondi1,175 people
- Lwara1,164 people
- Guptkashi1,130 people
- Nyalsu1,120 people
- Basti1,074 people
- Khumera1,050 people
- Kyunja1,028 people

[All 248 villages in Ukhimath](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/rudraprayag/ukhimath/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Barasu?1,128 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barasu in?Rudraprayag district (Ukhimath sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Barasu?91.5% (Census 2011)