# Kharota Village, Barsar, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Barsar, Hamirpur 

# Kharota

Kharota is a village in Barsar sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174305**. The 2011 Census counted **161 people in 40 households**, the 127th largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 88.0%.

- 161people (2011)
- 40households
- 85.2%literacy
- 174305PIN code

## Kharota PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code174305
- Community development blockBijhri
- Census village code017490

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

## How far is Kharota from nearby towns?

- Barsar (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)38 km by road
- Bhota (nearest town)12 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 Kharota?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kharota; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kohdera
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Garli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Barsar
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Bani
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 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, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Kharota known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 23% of the 85 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 Kharota

Of every 100 households in Kharota in 2011, 98 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kharota · ■ Barsar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**87%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**12%

Tap water ****98%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**65%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**61%

Use banking services ****83%**

**91%

Television ****61%**

**81%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**5%

None of these assets ****10%**

**6%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Kharota?

■ Kharota · ■ Barsar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.2%**

**88.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1147**

**1088

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****727**

**874

Working population ****43.5%**

**54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.1% for men and 82.1% for women. 49% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 41 (59%) · **■** Other work 25 (36%) · **■** Marginal 4 (6%)

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

- Narkar164 people
- Adarin162 people
- Makteri162 people
- Bahal Bhatan161 people
- Sher Hardo160 people
- Bear Khurd159 people
- Usnar Khurd158 people
- Mansui Upperli157 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kharota?174305
- How far is Kharota from Hamirpur?38 km by road
- What is the population of Kharota?161 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kharota in?Hamirpur district (Barsar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kharota?85.2% (Census 2011)