# Barkal Village, Rampur, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Rampur, Shimla 

# Barkal

Barkal is a village in Rampur sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172022**. The 2011 Census counted **128 people in 29 households**, the 123rd largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 128people (2011)
- 29households
- 75.2%literacy
- 172022PIN code

## Barkal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Barkal is 172022.** Barkal falls in Rampur sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172022
- Community development blockRampur
- Census village code023673

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

## How far is Barkal from nearby towns?

- Rampur (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)120 km by road
- Rampur (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 Barkal?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Munish Bahla
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rampur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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 Barkal known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 20% of the 42 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 Barkal

Of every 100 households in Barkal in 2011, 93 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barkal · ■ Rampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**40%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**52%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**43%

Use banking services ****93%**

**90%

Television ****41%**

**68%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**7%

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

**9%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Barkal?

■ Barkal · ■ Rampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****855**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143**

**919

Working population ****58.6%**

**54.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.3% for men and 66.7% for women. 62% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 21 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (3%) · **■** Other work 13 (17%) · **■** Marginal 39 (52%)

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 Rampur

- Up Mohal Chandi151 people
- Bhata Newal149 people
- Jan. Mahd. Mahf. Jhumkarai138 people
- Kandi129 people
- Kuni124 people
- Damrali116 people
- Chauka114 people
- Koshgar114 people

[All 220 villages in Rampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/rampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Barkal?172022
- How far is Barkal from Shimla?120 km by road
- What is the population of Barkal?128 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barkal in?Shimla district (Rampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Barkal?75.2% (Census 2011)