# Bara Village, Dera Gopipur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra 

# Bara

Bara is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177101**. The 2011 Census counted **904 people in 191 households**, the 27th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 904people (2011)
- 191households
- 87.4%literacy
- 177101PIN code

## Bara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bara is 177101.** Bara falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177101
- Community development blockPragpur
- Census village code010298

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

## How far is Bara from nearby towns?

- Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)60 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town)8 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?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Bara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sunhet
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhaliyara
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Nehranpukhar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Bara known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 33% of the 151 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

Of every 100 households in Bara in 2011, 97 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bara · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**34%

Tap water ****98%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**69%

Use banking services ****99%**

**95%

Television ****75%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**5%

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

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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?

■ Bara · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.4%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1205**

**1067

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1026**

**890

Working population ****55.5%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.2% for men and 80.2% for women. 52% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 92 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (2%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 124 (25%) · **■** Marginal 272 (54%)

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 Dera Gopipur

- Chaplah977 people
- Jhaklehr970 people
- Umar963 people
- Saunt950 people
- Sakri895 people
- Barwara891 people
- Ghartheru891 people
- Badhal Uparli862 people

[All 305 villages in Dera Gopipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dera-gopipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bara?177101
- How far is Bara from Dharmsala?60 km by road
- What is the population of Bara?904 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bara in?Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bara?87.4% (Census 2011)