# Barchhwar Village, Sarkaghat, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Sarkaghat, Mandi 

# Barchhwar

Barchhwar is a village in Sarkaghat sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175026**. The 2011 Census counted **771 people in 180 households**, the 8th largest of 179 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.2%.

- 771people (2011)
- 180households
- 89.5%literacy
- 175026PIN code

## Barchhwar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Barchhwar is 175026.** Barchhwar falls in Sarkaghat sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175026
- Community development blockGopalpur
- Census village code013932

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

## How far is Barchhwar from nearby towns?

- Sarkaghat (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)66 km by road
- Sarkaghat (nearest town)2 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 Barchhwar?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Barchhwar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●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
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Paplog
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells
- 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 Barchhwar known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 72% of the 76 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Barchhwar

Of every 100 households in Barchhwar in 2011, 99 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 19 a car.

■ Barchhwar · ■ Sarkaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**5%

Tap water ****94%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%**

**57%

Use banking services ****98%**

**95%

Television ****95%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****8%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****19%**

**6%

None of these assets ****5%**

**7%

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 Barchhwar?

■ Barchhwar · ■ Sarkaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.5%**

**86.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**1075

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1111**

**817

Working population ****48.5%**

**61.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.7% for men and 85.2% for women. 53% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 210 (56%) · **■** Marginal 138 (37%)

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 Sarkaghat

- Dabrog860 people
- Pipli814 people
- Upper Barot792 people
- Hukkal777 people
- Brarta767 people
- Nabahi763 people
- Tataher729 people
- Thana702 people

[All 180 villages in Sarkaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/sarkaghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Barchhwar?175026
- How far is Barchhwar from Mandi?66 km by road
- What is the population of Barchhwar?771 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barchhwar in?Mandi district (Sarkaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Barchhwar?89.5% (Census 2011)