# Berara Village, Rohru, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Rohru, Shimla 

# Berara

Berara is a village in Rohru sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171200**. The 2011 Census counted **620 people in 129 households**, the 25th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.2%.

- 620people (2011)
- 129households
- 80.0%literacy
- 171200PIN code

## Berara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Berara is 171200.** Berara falls in Rohru sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171200
- Community development blockRohru
- Census village code026454

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

## How far is Berara from nearby towns?

- Rohru (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)118 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)8 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 Berara?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Berara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sheema
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Rohru
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rohru
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Berara known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and potato**. About 13% of the 197 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Berara

Of every 100 households in Berara in 2011, 96 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 82 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 19 a car.

■ Berara · ■ Rohru rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**44%

Tap water ****96%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****82%**

**71%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****13%**

**27%

Use banking services ****86%**

**83%

Television ****82%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**85%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****19%**

**11%

None of these assets ****3%**

**6%

Own their home ****92%**

**85%

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 Berara?

■ Berara · ■ Rohru rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%**

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**923

Working population ****57.6%**

**58.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.4% for men and 66.3% for women. 56% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 126 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (3%) · **■** Other work 48 (13%) · **■** Marginal 173 (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 Rohru

- Sherog641 people
- Thamtari635 people
- Bashla634 people
- Khashkandi623 people
- Parsa615 people
- Samoli595 people
- Chhupari594 people
- Beraseli581 people

[All 142 villages in Rohru](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/rohru/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Berara?171200
- How far is Berara from Shimla?118 km by road
- What is the population of Berara?620 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Berara in?Shimla district (Rohru sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Berara?80.0% (Census 2011)