# Bear Kalan Village, Barsar, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/barsar/bear-kalan/ Village · Barsar, Hamirpur # Bear Kalan Bear Kalan is a village in Barsar sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177119**. The 2011 Census counted **377 people in 81 households**, the 40th largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 88.0%. - 377people (2011) - 81households - 84.1%literacy - 177119PIN code ## Bear Kalan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bear Kalan is 177119.** Bear Kalan falls in Barsar sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code177119 - Community development blockBijhri - Census village code017540 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bear Kalan from nearby towns? - Barsar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Hamirpur (district HQ)34 km by road - Bhota (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 Bear Kalan? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Bear Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bear Khurd - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bear Khurd - ○Degree college5–10 km · Barsar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bani - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Bear Kalan known for? The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 29% of the 118 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 Bear Kalan Of every 100 households in Bear Kalan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 86 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Bear Kalan · ■ Barsar rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **99% Toilet within the home ****74%** **87% No toilet (open defecation) ****26%** **12% Tap water ****31%** **86% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **65% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****86%** **38% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****12%** **61% Use banking services ****100%** **91% Television ****80%** **81% Mobile phone ****86%** **72% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****10%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **5% None of these assets ****5%** **6% Own their home ****100%** **95% 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 Bear Kalan? ■ Bear Kalan · ■ Barsar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.1%** **88.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1218** **1088 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778** **874 Working population ****49.3%** **54.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.8% for men and 78.8% for women. 42% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 134 (72%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 44 (24%) · **■** Marginal 4 (2%) 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 Barsar - Kotlu401 people - Tikkar Brahmana400 people - Ropri385 people - Awah Buhla378 people - Samoh370 people - Khangalta369 people - Guria Kalan366 people - Maslana Khurd361 people [All 249 villages in Barsar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/barsar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bear Kalan?177119 - How far is Bear Kalan from Hamirpur?34 km by road - What is the population of Bear Kalan?377 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bear Kalan in?Hamirpur district (Barsar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bear Kalan?84.1% (Census 2011)