# Barota Village, Dera Gopipur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dera-gopipur/barota/ Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra # Barota Barota is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177114**. The 2011 Census counted **256 people in 51 households**, the 151st largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%. - 256people (2011) - 51households - 91.6%literacy - 177114PIN code ## Barota PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Barota is 177114.** Barota falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code177114 - Community development blockDera - Census village code010388 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? - Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ)48 km by road - Dera Gopipur (nearest town)15 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? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Barota; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bankhadi - ○Degree college10+ km · Dhaliyara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nehranpukhar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - 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 36% of the 57 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, 90 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Barota · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **98% Toilet within the home ****63%** **66% No toilet (open defecation) ****37%** **34% Tap water ****90%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****72%** **59% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **30% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **69% Use banking services ****98%** **95% Television ****80%** **78% Mobile phone ****71%** **71% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****24%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **5% None of these assets ****4%** **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 Barota? ■ Barota · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****91.6%** **87.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****842** **1067 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****579** **890 Working population ****68.8%** **55.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.8% for men and 92.5% for women. 64% of men and 74% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 41 (23%) · **■** Marginal 134 (76%) 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 - Ban Tili264 people - Jukundi264 people - Bhati258 people - Chharol Arli257 people - Thakar Doara255 people - Basa254 people - Basi254 people - Sukehr245 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 Barota?177114 - How far is Barota from Dharmsala?48 km by road - What is the population of Barota?256 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barota in?Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Barota?91.6% (Census 2011)