# Harsaur Village, Barsar, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Barsar, Hamirpur 

# Harsaur

Harsaur is a village in Barsar sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174305**. The 2011 Census counted **355 people in 83 households**, the 48th largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 88.0%.

- 355people (2011)
- 83households
- 88.9%literacy
- 174305PIN code

## Harsaur PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code174305
- Community development blockBijhri
- Census village code017450

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

## How far is Harsaur from nearby towns?

- Barsar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)43 km by road
- Talai (nearest town)7 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 Harsaur?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Harsaur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Barsar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Harsaur known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 40% of the 55 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 Harsaur

Of every 100 households in Harsaur in 2011, 100 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 78 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Harsaur · ■ Barsar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**87%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**12%

Tap water ****84%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**65%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****78%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****16%**

**61%

Use banking services ****68%**

**91%

Television ****86%**

**81%

Mobile phone ****95%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**5%

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

**6%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Harsaur?

■ Harsaur · ■ Barsar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.9%**

**88.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**1088

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**874

Working population ****57.2%**

**54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.8% for men and 84.0% for women. 57% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 5 (2%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 73 (36%) · **■** Marginal 122 (60%)

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

- Maslana Khurd361 people
- Harma360 people
- Jandrana358 people
- Pundar358 people
- Sidhpur354 people
- Loharda353 people
- Chombeh348 people
- Ujhan324 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Harsaur?174305
- How far is Harsaur from Hamirpur?43 km by road
- What is the population of Harsaur?355 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harsaur in?Hamirpur district (Barsar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Harsaur?88.9% (Census 2011)
