# Barru Village, Jawalamukhi, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jawalamukhi, Kangra 

# Barru

Barru is a village in Jawalamukhi sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176031**. The 2011 Census counted **398 people in 73 households**, the 32nd largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.4%.

- 398people (2011)
- 73households
- 61.2%literacy
- 176031PIN code

## Barru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Barru is 176031.** Barru falls in Jawalamukhi sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176031
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010595

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

## How far is Barru from nearby towns?

- Jawalamukhi (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)62 km by road
- Jawalamukhi (nearest town)1 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 Barru?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Barru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Jatlahal
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bohan
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Jawalamukhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nadaun
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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 Barru known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 63% of the 19 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 Barru

Of every 100 households in Barru in 2011, 97 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 57 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Barru · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**34%

Tap water ****69%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****57%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%**

**64%

Use banking services ****55%**

**91%

Television ****73%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**4%

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

**9%

Own their home ****56%**

**97%

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 Barru?

■ Barru · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.2%**

**87.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****860**

**1073

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935**

**891

Working population ****60.8%**

**65.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.5% for men and 57.4% for women. 60% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 153 (63%) · **■** Marginal 89 (37%)

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 Jawalamukhi

- Jajwar438 people
- Silh438 people
- Panjlehr423 people
- Gurehr403 people
- Sasan396 people
- Mord391 people
- Tauru368 people
- Uchhahr368 people

[All 134 villages in Jawalamukhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jawalamukhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Barru?176031
- How far is Barru from Dharmsala?62 km by road
- What is the population of Barru?398 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barru in?Kangra district (Jawalamukhi sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Barru?61.2% (Census 2011)