# Barara Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Barara

Barara is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172029**. The 2011 Census counted **467 people in 128 households**, the 21st largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 467people (2011)
- 128households
- 89.9%literacy
- 172029PIN code

## Barara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Barara is 172029.** Barara falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172029
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023882

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

## How far is Barara from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)84 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)20 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 Barara?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kumharsain
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kumharsain
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Barara known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and pulses**. About 47% of the 71 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 Barara

Of every 100 households in Barara in 2011, 99 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 90 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Barara · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**18%

Tap water ****98%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****90%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****1%**

**26%

Use banking services ****94%**

**87%

Television ****90%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****96%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**9%

None of these assets ****2%**

**5%

Own their home ****47%**

**87%

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 Barara?

■ Barara · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.9%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****868**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143**

**935

Working population ****55.0%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.8% for men and 83.1% for women. 63% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 132 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 124 (48%)

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 Kumharsain

- Kandyali490 people
- Shalota486 people
- Khaneti482 people
- Pharal475 people
- Dalan467 people
- Barogi461 people
- Banahar458 people
- Thinu453 people

[All 186 villages in Kumharsain](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kumharsain/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Barara?172029
- How far is Barara from Shimla?84 km by road
- What is the population of Barara?467 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barara in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Barara?89.9% (Census 2011)