# Lower Barot Village, Sarkaghat, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Sarkaghat, Mandi 

# Lower Barot

Lower Barot is a village in Sarkaghat sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175024**. The 2011 Census counted **434 people in 112 households**, the 44th largest of 179 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.2%.

- 434people (2011)
- 112households
- 82.8%literacy
- 175024PIN code

## Lower Barot PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Lower Barot is 175024.** Lower Barot falls in Sarkaghat sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175024
- Community development blockGopalpur
- Census village code013975

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

## How far is Lower Barot from nearby towns?

- Sarkaghat (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)49 km by road
- Sarkaghat (nearest town)11 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 Lower Barot?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Lower Barot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Fatehpue
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Siharal
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sarkaghat
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Paplog
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Lower Barot known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 63% of the 97 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 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 Lower Barot

Of every 100 households in Lower Barot in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Lower Barot · ■ Sarkaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**5%

Tap water ****97%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****97%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**57%

Use banking services ****100%**

**95%

Television ****66%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

None of these assets ****13%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Lower Barot?

■ Lower Barot · ■ Sarkaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.8%**

**86.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1057**

**1075

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****478**

**817

Working population ****80.6%**

**61.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.4% for men and 76.9% for women. 77% of men and 84% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 14 (4%) · **■** Marginal 335 (96%)

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

- Badal449 people
- Bhatoh Phakrehr446 people
- Ropri442 people
- Dodar437 people
- Hawani429 people
- Sajao425 people
- Dol421 people
- Badari420 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Lower Barot?175024
- How far is Lower Barot from Mandi?49 km by road
- What is the population of Lower Barot?434 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lower Barot in?Mandi district (Sarkaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Lower Barot?82.8% (Census 2011)