# Baramu Village, Kotkhai, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Baramu

Baramu is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171202**. The 2011 Census counted **265 people in 57 households**, the 43rd largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 265people (2011)
- 57households
- 82.9%literacy
- 171202PIN code

## Baramu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Baramu is 171202.** Baramu falls in Kotkhai sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171202
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026305

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

## How far is Baramu from nearby towns?

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)64 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)22 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 Baramu?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Baramu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gumma
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kotkhai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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
- 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 Baramu known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and vegetable**. About 42% of the 100 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 Baramu

Of every 100 households in Baramu in 2011, 97 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Baramu · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**42%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**36%

Use banking services ****57%**

**76%

Television ****69%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**18%

None of these assets ****16%**

**6%

Own their home ****78%**

**79%

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 Baramu?

■ Baramu · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.9%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923**

**918

Working population ****78.9%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.2% for men and 77.7% for women. 77% of men and 81% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 80 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (6%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 116 (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 Kotkhai

- Up Muhal Chaugan274 people
- Bareon273 people
- Jaltahar269 people
- Parsal266 people
- Purag265 people
- Tahu262 people
- Thanari262 people
- Up Muhal Jamuni256 people

[All 250 villages in Kotkhai](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kotkhai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Baramu?171202
- How far is Baramu from Shimla?64 km by road
- What is the population of Baramu?265 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baramu in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Baramu?82.9% (Census 2011)