# Barua Khas Village, Sangla, Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/sangla/barua-khas/ Village · Sangla, Kinnaur # Barua Khas Barua Khas is a village in Sangla sub-district of Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172105**. The 2011 Census counted **967 people in 212 households**, the 4th largest of 36 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.7%. - 967people (2011) - 212households - 74.3%literacy - 172105PIN code ## Barua Khas PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Barua Khas is 172105.** Barua Khas falls in Sangla sub-district, Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code172105 - Community development blockKalpa - Census village code027288 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Barua Khas from nearby towns? - Sangla (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Reckong Peo (district HQ)24 km by road - Rampur (nearest town)130 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 Barua Khas? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Barua Khas; 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 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kilba - ○Degree college10+ km · Regkong Peo - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Regkong Peo - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Barua Khas known for? The main crops are **wheat and pulse**. Products made here include kniting and carpenter. About 10% of the 289 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Barua Khas Of every 100 households in Barua Khas in 2011, 99 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Barua Khas · ■ Sangla rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **96% Toilet within the home ****94%** **74% No toilet (open defecation) ****6%** **24% Tap water ****100%** **97% Drinking water within premises ****78%** **66% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%** **40% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%** **57% Use banking services ****77%** **88% Television ****73%** **74% Mobile phone ****80%** **87% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****1%** **3% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **12% None of these assets ****6%** **5% Own their home ****95%** **78% 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 Barua Khas? ■ Barua Khas · ■ Sangla rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%** **79.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1057** **757 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1068** **1048 Working population ****66.6%** **68.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.9% for men and 63.4% for women. 67% of men and 66% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 544 (84%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 72 (11%) · **■** Marginal 20 (3%) 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 Sangla - Sangla2,244 people - Kilba Khas1,473 people - Sapni Khas1,058 people - Kamru Khas936 people - Shaung Khas683 people - Boning Saring628 people - Kanahi-Khas602 people [All 110 villages in Sangla](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kinnaur/sangla/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Barua Khas?172105 - How far is Barua Khas from Reckong Peo?24 km by road - What is the population of Barua Khas?967 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barua Khas in?Kinnaur district (Sangla sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Barua Khas?74.3% (Census 2011)