# Barai Village, Nagrota Bagwan, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/nagrota-bagwan/barai/ Village · Nagrota Bagwan, Kangra # Barai Barai is a village in Nagrota Bagwan sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176056**. The 2011 Census counted **1,202 people in 267 households**, the 10th largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%. - 1,202people (2011) - 267households - 86.3%literacy - 176056PIN code ## Barai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Barai is 176056.** Barai falls in Nagrota Bagwan sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code176056 - Community development blockNagrota Bagwan - Census village code009948 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Barai from nearby towns? - Nagrota Bagwan (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ)20 km by road - Nagrota Bagwan (nearest town)4 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 Barai? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Barai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nagrota Bagwan - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Nagrota Bagwan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sarotari - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 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 Barai known for? The main crops are **paddy, pulses and maize**. About 68% of the 111 hectares of village land is sown, and 76 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 Barai Of every 100 households in Barai in 2011, 98 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Barai · ■ Nagrota Bagwan rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **98% Toilet within the home ****58%** **67% No toilet (open defecation) ****42%** **33% Tap water ****53%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%** **54% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%** **45% Use banking services ****100%** **97% Television ****72%** **81% Mobile phone ****53%** **67% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****16%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **5% None of these assets ****10%** **8% 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 Barai? ■ Barai · ■ Nagrota Bagwan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.3%** **85.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964** **1009 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****812** **926 Working population ****51.4%** **51.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.4% for men and 79.0% for women. 54% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 23 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (5%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 190 (31%) · **■** Marginal 371 (60%) 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 Nagrota Bagwan - Kawari1,306 people - Buner1,245 people - Majhetli Uperli1,243 people - Mundla1,220 people - Karah Pura1,162 people - Kalaid Khas1,159 people - Dhuloon1,129 people - Kasba1,105 people [All 175 villages in Nagrota Bagwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/nagrota-bagwan/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Barai?176056 - How far is Barai from Dharmsala?20 km by road - What is the population of Barai?1,202 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barai in?Kangra district (Nagrota Bagwan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Barai?86.3% (Census 2011)