# Barota Village, Baroh, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Baroh, Kangra 

# Barota

Barota is a village in Baroh sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176056**. The 2011 Census counted **157 people in 33 households**, the 74th largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.2%.

- 157people (2011)
- 33households
- 76.7%literacy
- 176056PIN code

## Barota PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Barota is 176056.** Barota falls in Baroh sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176056
- Community development blockNagrota Bagwan
- Census village code009995

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

## How far is Barota from nearby towns?

- Baroh (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)27 km by road
- Nagrota Bagwan (nearest town)10 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 Barota?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Barota; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Faket Lahr
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Samloti
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nagrota Bagwan
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sarogi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Barota known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 24% 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 Barota

Of every 100 households in Barota in 2011, 100 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barota · ■ Baroh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**69%

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

**31%

Tap water ****100%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**70%

Use banking services ****100%**

**97%

Television ****64%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****6%**

**9%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Barota?

■ Barota · ■ Baroh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%**

**84.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**1079

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****571**

**900

Working population ****65.6%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.8% for men and 65.3% for women. 62% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 48 (47%) · **■** Other work 32 (31%) · **■** Marginal 23 (22%)

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 Baroh

- Jhang168 people
- Tikri166 people
- Lahr161 people
- Kanehr160 people
- Khaprer157 people
- Sanani155 people
- Ganiaru153 people
- Uprehr153 people

[All 169 villages in Baroh](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/baroh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Barota?176056
- How far is Barota from Dharmsala?27 km by road
- What is the population of Barota?157 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barota in?Kangra district (Baroh sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Barota?76.7% (Census 2011)