# Baroa Village, Ghumarwin, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Ghumarwin, Bilaspur 

# Baroa

Baroa is a village in Ghumarwin sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174024**. The 2011 Census counted **320 people in 72 households**, the 86th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.4%.

- 320people (2011)
- 72households
- 86.3%literacy
- 174024PIN code

## Baroa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Baroa is 174024.** Baroa falls in Ghumarwin sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174024
- Community development blockJhandutta
- Census village code019102

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Baroa from nearby towns?

- Ghumarwin (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)19 km by road
- Ghumarwin (nearest town)15 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Baroa?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Baroa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Auhar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ghumarwin
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bilaspur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Baroa known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 57% of the 58 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Baroa

Of every 100 households in Baroa in 2011, 100 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 17 a car.

■ Baroa · ■ Ghumarwin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**20%

Tap water ****99%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%**

**83%

Use banking services ****97%**

**90%

Television ****82%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****17%**

**6%

None of these assets ****4%**

**8%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

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 Baroa?

■ Baroa · ■ Ghumarwin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.3%**

**86.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1078**

**1018

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1059**

**873

Working population ****50.9%**

**54.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.6% for men and 77.7% for women. 56% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 47 (29%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 75 (46%) · **■** Marginal 37 (23%)

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 Ghumarwin

- Sunali337 people
- Bhel335 people
- Karangorha335 people
- Ghumani334 people
- Kulahru317 people
- Silh317 people
- Paniala315 people
- Siyotha313 people

[All 228 villages in Ghumarwin](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/ghumarwin/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Baroa?174024
- How far is Baroa from Bilaspur?19 km by road
- What is the population of Baroa?320 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baroa in?Bilaspur district (Ghumarwin sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Baroa?86.3% (Census 2011)