# Bahru Village, Palampur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/palampur/bahru/ Village · Palampur, Kangra # Bahru Bahru is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176103**. The 2011 Census counted **672 people in 177 households**, the 83rd largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%. - 672people (2011) - 177households - 85.1%literacy - 176103PIN code ## Bahru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bahru is 176103.** Bahru falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code176103 - Community development blockPanchrukhi - Census village code011801 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bahru from nearby towns? - Palampur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ)45 km by road - Palampur (nearest town)8 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 Bahru? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Bahru; 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 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dohal - ○Degree college5–10 km · Palampur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Palampur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated 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 Bahru known for? The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 72% of the 84 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Bahru Of every 100 households in Bahru in 2011, 97 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 75 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Bahru · ■ Palampur rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **99% Toilet within the home ****85%** **90% No toilet (open defecation) ****14%** **10% Tap water ****98%** **95% Drinking water within premises ****40%** **66% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****75%** **53% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****24%** **45% Use banking services ****97%** **96% Television ****93%** **87% Mobile phone ****61%** **78% Computer with internet ****1%** **4% Two-wheeler ****21%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **10% None of these assets ****3%** **5% Own their home ****96%** **91% 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 Bahru? ■ Bahru · ■ Palampur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.1%** **85.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1055** **1019 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****700** **912 Working population ****29.3%** **36.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.6% for men and 79.2% for women. 46% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 84 (43%) · **■** Marginal 110 (56%) 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 Palampur - Gadiara676 people - Lamlehr676 people - Purani Palam676 people - Kasba Punar673 people - Hanglo670 people - Gharthun665 people - Dohal659 people - Darati658 people [All 409 villages in Palampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/palampur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bahru?176103 - How far is Bahru from Dharmsala?45 km by road - What is the population of Bahru?672 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bahru in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bahru?85.1% (Census 2011)