# Kaswar Village, Barsar, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barsar, Hamirpur 

# Kaswar

Kaswar is a village in Barsar sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174305**. The 2011 Census counted **465 people in 105 households**, the 22nd largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 88.0%.

- 465people (2011)
- 105households
- 89.1%literacy
- 174305PIN code

## Kaswar PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code174305
- Community development blockBijhri
- Census village code017508

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

## How far is Kaswar from nearby towns?

- Barsar (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)37 km by road
- Bhota (nearest town)23 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 Kaswar?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kaswar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Balyah
- ○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 office10+ 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 Kaswar known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and pulse**. About 27% of the 116 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 Kaswar

Of every 100 households in Kaswar in 2011, 99 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kaswar · ■ Barsar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**99%

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

**87%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**12%

Tap water ****98%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**65%

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

**38%

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

**61%

Use banking services ****99%**

**91%

Television ****93%**

**81%

Mobile phone ****96%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**14%

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

**5%

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

**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 Kaswar?

■ Kaswar · ■ Barsar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.1%**

**88.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1236**

**1088

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1160**

**874

Working population ****66.7%**

**54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.7% for men and 82.9% for women. 62% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 141 (45%) · **■** Other work 66 (21%) · **■** Marginal 103 (33%)

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

- Makar513 people
- Neri510 people
- Maslana Kalan502 people
- Tikkar Rajputtan495 people
- Bhutlahar462 people
- Garli Khas457 people
- Ambheri450 people
- Thana441 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kaswar?174305
- How far is Kaswar from Hamirpur?37 km by road
- What is the population of Kaswar?465 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kaswar in?Hamirpur district (Barsar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kaswar?89.1% (Census 2011)