Village · Indora, Kangra # Barota Barota is a village in Indora sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176403. The 2011 Census counted 1,102 people in 226 households, the 20th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%. - 1,102 people (2011) - 226 households - 80.6% literacy - 176403 PIN code ## Barota PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Barota is 176403. Barota falls in Indora sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 176403 - Community development block Indora - Census village code 008798 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Barota from nearby towns? - Indora (sub-district HQ) 27 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ) 129 km by road - Mukerian (nearest town) 24 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Barota? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Barota; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Thakur Dwara - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Mukerian - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Mukerian - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Barota known for? The main crops are maize, wheat and paddy. About 79% of the 408 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Barota Of every 100 households in Barota in 2011, 98 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Barota · ■ Indora rural average - Electricity for lighting 98% 97% - Toilet within the home 9% 40% - No toilet (open defecation) 91% 60% - Tap water 10% 63% - Drinking water within premises 83% 58% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 42% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 91% 56% - Use banking services 75% 84% - Television 82% 81% - Mobile phone 75% 70% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 34% 34% - Car / jeep / van 1% 4% - None of these assets 8% 7% - Own their home 99% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Barota? ■ Barota · ■ Indora rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 80.6% 83.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 920 922 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 578 826 - Working population 31.0% 36.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.5% for men and 75.6% for women. 55% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 28 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 80 (23%) · ■ Marginal 231 (68%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Indora - Sanor 1,456 people - Paral 1,247 people - Upparli Band 1,243 people - Chhanni 1,237 people - Serat 1,080 people - Kulara 1,075 people - Dah 1,074 people - Toki 1,070 people All 116 villages in Indora ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Barota? 176403 - How far is Barota from Dharmsala? 129 km by road - What is the population of Barota? 1,102 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barota in? Kangra district (Indora sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Barota? 80.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/indora/barota/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.