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If the Son canal system has more water, why are Bihar’s fields still thirsty?
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 247316
- Pincode
- 802159
- Post office
- Jitaura
- Population
- 7,230
- Households
- 1,134
- Literacy rate
- 51.2%
- Sex ratio
- 919 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,013
2011 സെൻസസ് · താരതമ്യത്തിൽ
Barao താരതമ്യം
By population, Barao ranks #5 of 109 villages in Piro mandal.
Literacy rate
%
51.2%
−7.3% vs mandal average
- Barao
- 51.2%
- Piro mandal
- 58.5%
- Bhojpur district
- 58.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
919
−7 vs mandal average
- Barao
- 919
- Piro mandal
- 926
Household size
people per home
6.4
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Barao
- 6.4
- Piro mandal
- 6.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Barao ഒറ്റനോട്ടത്തിൽ
Barao Biharയിലെ Bhojpur ജില്ല, Piro ബ്ലോക്ക്ൽ 7,230 പേർ 1,134 കുടുംബങ്ങളിൽ (2011 സെൻസസ്) താമസിക്കുന്ന ഗ്രാമമാണ്, Piro ബ്ലോക്ക്ലെ 109 ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിൽ വലുപ്പത്തിൽ 5-ാമത്. സാക്ഷരത 51%, ബ്ലോക്ക് ശരാശരി 59% നേക്കാൾ 7 പോയിന്റ് കുറവ് ലിംഗാനുപാതം 1,000 പുരുഷന്മാർക്ക് 919 സ്ത്രീകൾ. പിൻകോഡ് 802159, Jitaura പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസിന് കീഴിൽ; LGD ഗ്രാമ കോഡ് 247316. പ്രസിഡന്റ് shreeram singh; ഗ്രാമം Shahpur നിയമസഭാ മണ്ഡലത്തിലാണ്, എംഎൽഎ Rakesh Ranjan. 2026ൽ ജനസംഖ്യ ഏകദേശം 8,524, 2011നെക്കാൾ 18% കൂടുതൽ.
ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്ത്: Baraon →
സമീപ ഗ്രാമങ്ങളുടെ താരതമ്യം
അടുത്തടുത്ത് താരതമ്യം →| ഗ്രാമം | ജനസംഖ്യ | സാക്ഷരത | ദൂരം |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barao · ഈ ഗ്രാമം | 7,230 | 51% | — |
| Kaser · Piro | 844 | 52% | — |
| Dhan Pokhar · Piro | 783 | 60% | — |
| Kachhuhi · Piro | 776 | 38% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Barao
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- 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
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- PIRO
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 5
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 40
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Baraon
- Total area (ha)
- 625
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 237
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Barao
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
പ്രധാന വിവരങ്ങൾ — Barao
- LGD code
- 247316
- Pincode
- 802159
- Post office
- Jitaura
- Population (Census 2011)
- 7,230
- Population (projected 2026)
- 8,524
- Households
- 1,134
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 919
- Literacy rate
- 51.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Arrah
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Shahpur
- Member of Parliament
- Sudama Prasad
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rakesh Ranjan
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- shreeram singh
- Block / Mandal
- Piro
- Nearest railway station
- Kauriya Halt (1.0 km)
അതേ പിൻകോഡ്
Villages sharing pincode 802159
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Barao
Piro മണ്ഡലം മറ്റ് ഗ്രാമങ്ങൾ
View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)