# Birswin Village, Barsar, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Barsar, Hamirpur 

# Birswin

Birswin is a village in Barsar sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174305**. The 2011 Census counted **265 people in 58 households**, the 71st largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 88.0%.

- 265people (2011)
- 58households
- 88.8%literacy
- 174305PIN code

## Birswin PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Birswin is 174305.** Birswin falls in Barsar sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174305
- Community development blockBijhri
- Census village code017509

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

## How far is Birswin from nearby towns?

- Barsar (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)36 km by road
- Bhota (nearest town)22 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 Birswin?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Barsar
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Barsar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bani
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells 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 Birswin known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 45% of the 48 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 Birswin

Of every 100 households in Birswin in 2011, 98 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Birswin · ■ Barsar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**87%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**12%

Tap water ****98%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**65%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**61%

Use banking services ****96%**

**91%

Television ****91%**

**81%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**5%

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

**6%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Birswin?

■ Birswin · ■ Barsar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.8%**

**88.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1172**

**1088

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**874

Working population ****57.4%**

**54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.5% for men and 84.2% for women. 59% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 36 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (38%) · **■** Household industry 12 (8%) · **■** Other work 46 (30%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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

- Seri270 people
- Badloi269 people
- Ropa Rajputtan269 people
- Dulera267 people
- Ganoh Rajputtan258 people
- Kheri255 people
- Romehera254 people
- Barni251 people

[All 249 villages in Barsar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/barsar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Birswin?174305
- How far is Birswin from Hamirpur?36 km by road
- What is the population of Birswin?265 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Birswin in?Hamirpur district (Barsar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Birswin?88.8% (Census 2011)