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

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Barwi

Barwi is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171202**. The 2011 Census counted **246 people in 55 households**, the 52nd largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 246people (2011)
- 55households
- 84.2%literacy
- 171202PIN code

## Barwi PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171202
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026343

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

## How far is Barwi from nearby towns?

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)69 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)7 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 Barwi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Barwi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Garahat
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kotkhai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Barwi known for?

The main crops are **potato, pea and wheat**. About 19% of the 152 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 Barwi

Of every 100 households in Barwi in 2011, 96 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 64 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Barwi · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**42%

Tap water ****93%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****64%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****34%**

**36%

Use banking services ****80%**

**76%

Television ****66%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**18%

None of these assets ****7%**

**6%

Own their home ****74%**

**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 Barwi?

■ Barwi · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.2%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1121**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**918

Working population ****55.7%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.4% for men and 74.2% for women. 62% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 75 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (20%) · **■** Other work 13 (9%) · **■** Marginal 22 (16%)

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

- Khoru255 people
- Bagahar251 people
- Up Muhal Pajai250 people
- Keyari249 people
- Bakhol244 people
- Jagroli240 people
- Kandewli / Shahun - II237 people
- Dyog235 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Barwi?171202
- How far is Barwi from Shimla?69 km by road
- What is the population of Barwi?246 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barwi in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Barwi?84.2% (Census 2011)