# Birta Village, Kangra, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/kangra/birta/ Village · Kangra, Kangra # Birta Birta is a village in Kangra sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176001**. The 2011 Census counted **2,503 people in 542 households**, the 2nd largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%. - 2,503people (2011) - 542households - 88.3%literacy - 176001PIN code ## Birta PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Birta is 176001.** Birta falls in Kangra sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code176001 - Community development blockKangra - Census village code009698 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Birta from nearby towns? - Kangra (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ)18 km by road - Kangra (nearest town)2 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 Birta? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Birta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 · Kangra - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kangra - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - 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 Birta known for? The main crops are **wheat and paddy**. About 74% of the 140 hectares of village land is sown, and 104 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Birta Of every 100 households in Birta in 2011, 99 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 70 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 15 a car. ■ Birta · ■ Kangra rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **98% Toilet within the home ****74%** **56% No toilet (open defecation) ****23%** **43% Tap water ****92%** **77% Drinking water within premises ****68%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****70%** **56% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****26%** **42% Use banking services ****98%** **94% Television ****87%** **82% Mobile phone ****71%** **69% Computer with internet ****15%** **3% Two-wheeler ****37%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****15%** **7% None of these assets ****6%** **8% Own their home ****97%** **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 Birta? ■ Birta · ■ Kangra rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.3%** **87.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933** **987 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778** **856 Working population ****39.1%** **43.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.4% for men and 81.8% for women. 51% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 159 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 152 (16%) · **■** Household industry 89 (9%) · **■** Other work 370 (38%) · **■** Marginal 209 (21%) 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 Kangra - Zamana Bad2,801 people - Sohara2,059 people - Halehr Khurd1,987 people - Abdulla Pur1,973 people - Kholi1,898 people [All 175 villages in Kangra](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/kangra/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Birta?176001 - How far is Birta from Dharmsala?18 km by road - What is the population of Birta?2,503 (Census 2011) - Which district is Birta in?Kangra district (Kangra sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Birta?88.3% (Census 2011)