# Taras Village, Baijnath, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Baijnath, Kangra 

# Taras

Taras is a village in Baijnath sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176125**. The 2011 Census counted **460 people in 109 households**, the 74th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.4%.

- 460people (2011)
- 109households
- 75.2%literacy
- 176125PIN code

## Taras PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Taras is 176125.** Taras falls in Baijnath sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176125
- Community development blockBaijnath
- Census village code012081

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

## How far is Taras from nearby towns?

- Baijnath (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)66 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)26 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 Taras?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Taras; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Deol
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Deol
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baijnath
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Taras known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 68% of the 90 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Taras

Of every 100 households in Taras in 2011, 100 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 82 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Taras · ■ Baijnath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**15%

Tap water ****96%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****82%**

**49%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****18%**

**50%

Use banking services ****100%**

**94%

Television ****79%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**7%

None of these assets ****12%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Taras?

■ Taras · ■ Baijnath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%**

**83.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1120**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1308**

**904

Working population ****41.1%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.1% for men and 70.8% for women. 50% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 137 (72%) · **■** Other work 33 (17%) · **■** Marginal 19 (10%)

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 Baijnath

- Simbal485 people
- Majheran Uparla482 people
- Gharnot472 people
- Panjiala Buhla462 people
- Chordu455 people
- Dhandera451 people
- Sansal Khas431 people
- Doli Khurd430 people

[All 204 villages in Baijnath](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/baijnath/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Taras?176125
- How far is Taras from Dharmsala?66 km by road
- What is the population of Taras?460 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Taras in?Kangra district (Baijnath sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Taras?75.2% (Census 2011)