# Bara Garaon Village, Dhatwal, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/dhatwal/bara-garaon/ Village · Dhatwal, Hamirpur # Bara Garaon Bara Garaon is a village in Dhatwal sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176049**. The 2011 Census counted **759 people in 185 households**, the 8th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.9%. - 759people (2011) - 185households - 86.8%literacy - 176049PIN code ## Bara Garaon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bara Garaon is 176049.** Bara Garaon falls in Dhatwal sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code176049 - Community development blockBijhri - Census village code017753 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bara Garaon from nearby towns? - Bijhri (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Hamirpur (district HQ)45 km by road - Bhota (nearest town)29 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 Bara Garaon? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Bara Garaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Maharal - ○Degree college10+ km · Chhakmoh - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wanee - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Bara Garaon known for? The main crops are **maize, wheat and rajmah**. About 38% of the 152 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 Bara Garaon Of every 100 households in Bara Garaon in 2011, 100 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Bara Garaon · ■ Dhatwal rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **99% Toilet within the home ****79%** **82% No toilet (open defecation) ****21%** **17% Tap water ****63%** **87% Drinking water within premises ****63%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **77% Use banking services ****100%** **90% Television ****90%** **80% Mobile phone ****75%** **74% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****3%** **7% Own their home ****100%** **97% 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 Bara Garaon? ■ Bara Garaon · ■ Dhatwal rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.8%** **86.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1085** **1140 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824** **885 Working population ****59.0%** **44.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.9% for men and 80.5% for women. 53% of men and 64% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 363 (81%) · **■** Other work 78 (17%) · **■** Marginal 7 (2%) 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 Dhatwal - Maharal1,518 people - Samthana Kalan1,168 people - Sathwin893 people - Dhanghota880 people - Dabhiri751 people - Loharli715 people - Ghowri680 people - Reli628 people [All 132 villages in Dhatwal](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/dhatwal/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bara Garaon?176049 - How far is Bara Garaon from Hamirpur?45 km by road - What is the population of Bara Garaon?759 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bara Garaon in?Hamirpur district (Dhatwal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bara Garaon?86.8% (Census 2011)