# Bara Garan Village, Multhan, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Multhan, Kangra 

# Bara Garan

Bara Garan is a village in Multhan sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176122**. The 2011 Census counted **420 people in 92 households**, the 5th largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.5%.

- 420people (2011)
- 92households
- 65.1%literacy
- 176122PIN code

## Bara Garan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bara Garan is 176122.** Bara Garan falls in Multhan sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176122
- Community development blockBaijnath
- Census village code012102

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

## How far is Bara Garan from nearby towns?

- Multhan (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)122 km by road
- Jogindarnagar (nearest town)56 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 Bara Garan?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kohar Khas
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baijnath
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water 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 Bara Garan known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 14% of the 769 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 Bara Garan

Of every 100 households in Bara Garan in 2011, 98 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bara Garan · ■ Multhan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**42%

Tap water ****99%**

**100%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****91%**

**97%

Television ****53%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bara Garan?

■ Bara Garan · ■ Multhan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%**

**66.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**904

Working population ****61.2%**

**69.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 47.8% for women. 62% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 244 (95%) · **■** Other work 12 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Multhan

- Puling698 people
- Deot489 people
- Bara Bangahal484 people
- Tarmehr442 people
- Bhujling419 people
- Nalotha392 people
- Multhan354 people
- Khari Malahn307 people

[All 49 villages in Multhan](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/multhan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bara Garan?176122
- How far is Bara Garan from Dharmsala?122 km by road
- What is the population of Bara Garan?420 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bara Garan in?Kangra district (Multhan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bara Garan?65.1% (Census 2011)