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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ramdeen
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- LGD code
- 166181
- Pincode
- 224126
- Post office
- Baragaon RS
- Population
- 1,037
- Households
- 206
- Literacy rate
- 58.3%
- Sex ratio
- 975 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 376
Census 2011 · in context
How Barai Kala compares
By population, Barai Kala ranks #121 of 158 villages in Sohawal mandal.
Literacy rate
%
58.3%
−1.4% vs mandal average
- Barai Kala
- 58.3%
- Sohawal mandal
- 59.7%
- Ayodhya district
- 58.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
975
+13 vs mandal average
- Barai Kala
- 975
- Sohawal mandal
- 962
Household size
people per home
5.0
−1.0 vs mandal average
- Barai Kala
- 5.0
- Sohawal mandal
- 6.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Barai Kala at a glance
Barai Kala is a village of 1,037 people in 206 households (Census 2011) in Sohawal tehsil, Ayodhya district, Uttar Pradesh, the 121st-largest of 158 villages in Sohawal tehsil. Literacy is 58%, 1 points below the tehsil average of 60% and the sex ratio is 975 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 224126, served by Baragaon RS post office; the LGD village code is 166181. The sarpanch is ramdeen, and the village votes in Kursi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sakendra Pratap Verma. The population is estimated at 1,223 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Barai Kala
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- FAIZABAD
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 34
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 34
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 21
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SIWAR
- Total area (ha)
- 135.85
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 97.46
- Forest area (ha)
- 2.21
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Barai Kala
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Barai Kala
- LGD code
- 166181
- Pincode
- 224126
- Post office
- Baragaon RS
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,037
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,223
- Households
- 206
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 975
- Literacy rate
- 58.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Barabanki
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kursi
- Member of Parliament
- Tanuj Punia
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sakendra Pratap Verma
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- ramdeen
- Block / Mandal
- Sohawal
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 224126
- Hazipur Barsedi UparharSohawal mandal9,126 pop
- Deora KotSohawal mandal8,172 pop
- Ramnagar DhaurahraSohawal mandal6,380 pop
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- Saranga PurSohawal mandal4,879 pop
- Maholi UparharSohawal mandal4,778 pop
- KareruSohawal mandal4,150 pop
- Hazipur SinghpurSohawal mandal2,485 pop
- Gauhaniya SaloniSohawal mandal2,025 pop
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)