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

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Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra 

# Barwara

Barwara is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177101**. The 2011 Census counted **509 people in 133 households**, the 83rd largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 509people (2011)
- 133households
- 88.2%literacy
- 177101PIN code

## Barwara PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code177101
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010418

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

## How far is Barwara from nearby towns?

- Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)54 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town)5 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 Barwara?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Barwara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public 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 · Shivnath
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dera
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhaliyara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nehranpukhar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Barwara known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 18% of the 194 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 Barwara

Of every 100 households in Barwara in 2011, 99 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 60 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Barwara · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**34%

Tap water ****98%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****60%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****39%**

**69%

Use banking services ****90%**

**95%

Television ****74%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**18%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****13%**

**8%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Barwara?

■ Barwara · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.2%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1232**

**1067

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**890

Working population ****62.9%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.6% for men and 84.8% for women. 56% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 69 (22%) · **■** Marginal 248 (78%)

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

- Jallandhar Lahar513 people
- Shivpuri513 people
- Samdol512 people
- Paisa Khas510 people
- Bhatehr Dom507 people
- Kuhasan500 people
- Siota491 people
- Bhageen486 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 Barwara?177101
- How far is Barwara from Dharmsala?54 km by road
- What is the population of Barwara?509 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barwara in?Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Barwara?88.2% (Census 2011)
