# Bharasa, Kumharsain, Shimla – Population & PIN Code

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Bharasa

Bharasa is a village in [Kumharsain](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kumharsain/) sub-district of [Shimla](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/) district, [Himachal Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/), PIN code **172030**. The 2011 Census counted **350 people in 83 households**, the 39th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 350people (2011)
- 83households
- 85.1%literacy
- 172030PIN code

## Bharasa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bharasa is 172030.** Bharasa falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172030
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023910

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

## How far is Bharasa from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)92 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)30 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 Bharasa?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bharasa; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Shamthla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○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 market5–10 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 Bharasa known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and apple**. About 54% of the 144 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 Bharasa

Of every 100 households in Bharasa in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 94 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Bharasa · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

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

**82%

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

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****94%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****6%**

**26%

Use banking services ****100%**

**87%

Television ****86%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**9%

None of these assets ****6%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bharasa?

■ Bharasa · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.1%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1083**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1625**

**935

Working population ****40.3%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.9% for men and 78.7% for women. 77% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 36 (26%) · **■** Marginal 103 (73%)

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

- Koti373 people
- Pauchi365 people
- Bhareri355 people
- Kangal353 people
- Dhali340 people
- Shawat330 people
- Sarahan305 people
- Dethal303 people

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

## Other places named Bharasa

- Bharasa · Village, Khalikote, Ganjam · 1,478 people

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bharasa?172030
- How far is Bharasa from Shimla?92 km by road
- What is the population of Bharasa?350 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bharasa in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bharasa?85.1% (Census 2011)