# Kowa Village, Barsar, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Barsar, Hamirpur 

# Kowa

Kowa is a village in Barsar sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174305**. The 2011 Census counted **184 people in 42 households**, the 114th largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 88.0%.

- 184people (2011)
- 42households
- 91.2%literacy
- 174305PIN code

## Kowa PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code174305
- Community development blockBijhri
- Census village code017517

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

## How far is Kowa from nearby towns?

- Barsar (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Bhota (nearest town)17 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 Kowa?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bhakreri
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhakreri
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Barsar
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Bani
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 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 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 Kowa known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and pulse**. About 42% of the 33 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 Kowa

Of every 100 households in Kowa in 2011, 98 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Kowa · ■ Barsar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**87%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**12%

Tap water ****100%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**65%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**61%

Use banking services ****100%**

**91%

Television ****79%**

**81%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**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 Kowa?

■ Kowa · ■ Barsar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.2%**

**88.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**1088

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1800**

**874

Working population ****70.7%**

**54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.4% for men and 86.7% for women. 73% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 4 (3%) · **■** Other work 34 (26%) · **■** Marginal 92 (71%)

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

- Baliya Kalan191 people
- Gutiana188 people
- Galoh185 people
- Mansui Jhikli185 people
- Samela183 people
- Karwen179 people
- Thamani Manjhli177 people
- Dhakoa176 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kowa?174305
- How far is Kowa from Hamirpur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Kowa?184 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kowa in?Hamirpur district (Barsar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kowa?91.2% (Census 2011)