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

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Village · Barsar, Hamirpur 

# Sour

Sour is a village in Barsar sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176041**. The 2011 Census counted **408 people in 93 households**, the 32nd largest of 233 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 88.0%.

- 408people (2011)
- 93households
- 90.4%literacy
- 176041PIN code

## Sour PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sour is 176041.** Sour falls in Barsar sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176041
- Community development blockBijhri
- Census village code017613

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

## How far is Sour from nearby towns?

- Barsar (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)15 km by road
- Bhota (nearest town)2 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 Sour?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sour; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thamani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hamirpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hamirpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Sour known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and pulse**. About 60% of the 40 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 Sour

Of every 100 households in Sour in 2011, 99 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Sour · ■ Barsar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**87%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**12%

Tap water ****95%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**65%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****67%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****31%**

**61%

Use banking services ****97%**

**91%

Television ****72%**

**81%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**14%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****13%**

**6%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Sour?

■ Sour · ■ Barsar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.4%**

**88.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**1088

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**874

Working population ****48.5%**

**54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.4% for men and 86.5% for women. 47% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 88 (44%) · **■** Marginal 110 (56%)

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

- Chhaproh420 people
- Bahna418 people
- Har413 people
- Chhorab408 people
- Baroli406 people
- Pathliar405 people
- Nain402 people
- Kotlu401 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sour?176041
- How far is Sour from Hamirpur?15 km by road
- What is the population of Sour?408 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sour in?Hamirpur district (Barsar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sour?90.4% (Census 2011)