# Bara Kamba Village, Nichar, Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/nichar/bara-kamba/ Village · Nichar, Kinnaur # Bara Kamba Bara Kamba is a village in Nichar sub-district of Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172115**. The 2011 Census counted **564 people in 135 households**, the 15th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%. - 564people (2011) - 135households - 72.4%literacy - 172115PIN code ## Bara Kamba PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bara Kamba is 172115.** Bara Kamba falls in Nichar sub-district, Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code172115 - Community development blockNichar - Census village code027099 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bara Kamba from nearby towns? - Bhawanagar (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Reckong Peo (district HQ)74 km by road - Rampur (nearest town)68 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 Kamba? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Bara Kamba; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nigulshari - ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rampur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - 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 Kamba known for? The main crops are **apple, ogla and wheat**. About 11% of the 429 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 Kamba Of every 100 households in Bara Kamba in 2011, 87 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Bara Kamba · ■ Nichar rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **88% Toilet within the home ****32%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****68%** **40% Tap water ****100%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****88%** **62% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%** **50% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%** **39% Use banking services ****92%** **90% Television ****60%** **59% Mobile phone ****81%** **84% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****2%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **11% None of these assets ****13%** **9% Own their home ****87%** **69% 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 Kamba? ■ Bara Kamba · ■ Nichar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%** **79.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029** **790 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1109** **941 Working population ****62.1%** **64.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.7% for men and 65.1% for women. 68% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 250 (71%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 74 (21%) · **■** Marginal 18 (5%) 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 Nichar - Puje608 people - Kangosh595 people - Change584 people - Majhgaon584 people - Kashpo523 people - Cholling514 people - Kutano507 people - Urni Khas500 people [All 188 villages in Nichar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/nichar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bara Kamba?172115 - How far is Bara Kamba from Reckong Peo?74 km by road - What is the population of Bara Kamba?564 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bara Kamba in?Kinnaur district (Nichar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bara Kamba?72.4% (Census 2011)