# Barai Village, Brahmaur, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Brahmaur, Chamba 

# Barai

Barai is a village in Brahmaur sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176309**. The 2011 Census counted **555 people in 125 households**, the 19th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%.

- 555people (2011)
- 125households
- 76.2%literacy
- 176309PIN code

## Barai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Barai is 176309.** Barai falls in Brahmaur sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176309
- Community development blockBharmaur
- Census village code008205

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

## How far is Barai from nearby towns?

- Brahmaur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)59 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)59 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 Barai?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Barai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Khani
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Brahmaur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bharmaur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Barai known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and pulses**. About 31% of the 216 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Barai

Of every 100 households in Barai in 2011, 90 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Barai · ■ Brahmaur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**48%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**72%

Use banking services ****99%**

**89%

Television ****90%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****2%**

**9%

Own their home ****100%**

**90%

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 Barai?

■ Barai · ■ Brahmaur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%**

**74.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**892

Working population ****76.4%**

**72.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.7% for men and 63.5% for women. 78% of men and 75% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 140 (33%) · **■** Other work 33 (8%) · **■** Marginal 251 (59%)

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 Brahmaur

- Auhra598 people
- Lahal593 people
- Chobhia589 people
- Thalla556 people
- Urai553 people
- Kasba Bharmour548 people
- Mahndo504 people
- Saihli492 people

[All 112 villages in Brahmaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/brahmaur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Barai?176309
- How far is Barai from Chamba?59 km by road
- What is the population of Barai?555 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barai in?Chamba district (Brahmaur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Barai?76.2% (Census 2011)