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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RAHUL KUMAR
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- LGD code
- 244108
- Pincode
- 811105
- Post office
- Sheikhpura (Sheikhpura)
- Population
- 1,432
- Households
- 208
- Literacy rate
- 53.8%
- Sex ratio
- 848 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 607
Census 2011 · in context
How Baruni compares
By population, Baruni ranks #26 of 68 villages in Ariari mandal.
Literacy rate
%
53.8%
+7.4% vs mandal average
Baruni53.8%
Ariari mandal46.4%
Sheikhpura district51.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
848
−84 vs mandal average
Baruni848
Ariari mandal932
Household size
people per home
6.9
+0.3 vs mandal average
Baruni6.9
Ariari mandal6.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Baruni at a glance
Baruni is a village of 1,432 people in 208 households (Census 2011) in Ariari block, Sheikhpura district, Bihar, the 26th-largest of 68 villages in Ariari block. Literacy is 54%, 7 points above the block average of 46% and the sex ratio is 848 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 811105, served by Sheikhpura (Sheikhpura) post office; the LGD village code is 244108. The sarpanch is RAHUL KUMAR, and the village votes in Tarapur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Samrat Choudhary. The population is estimated at 1,688 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Baruni
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SHEIKHPURA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 16
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 16
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Chorvar
- Total area (ha)
- 85
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 36.56
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Baruni
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Baruni
- LGD code
- 244108
- Pincode
- 811105
- Post office
- Sheikhpura (Sheikhpura)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,432
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,688
- Households
- 208
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 848
- Literacy rate
- 53.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jamui
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Tarapur
- Member of Parliament
- Arun Bharti
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Samrat Choudhary
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- RAHUL KUMAR
- Block / Mandal
- Ariari
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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