# Barmu Village, Shimla, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Shimla, Shimla 

# Barmu

Barmu is a village in Shimla sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171001**. The 2011 Census counted **983 people in 296 households**, the 8th largest of 540 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 88.3%.

- 983people (2011)
- 296households
- 91.2%literacy
- 171001PIN code

## Barmu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Barmu is 171001.** Barmu falls in Shimla sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171001
- Community development blockMashobra
- Census village code024665

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

## How far is Barmu from nearby towns?

- Shimla (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)3 km by road
- Shimla (nearest town)3 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 Barmu?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Shimla
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Shimla
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Shimla
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Barmu known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and vegetable**. About 14% of the 49 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 Barmu

Of every 100 households in Barmu in 2011, 100 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 93 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Barmu · ■ Shimla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**11%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****93%**

**46%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**50%

Use banking services ****88%**

**85%

Television ****73%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****96%**

**86%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**12%

None of these assets ****0%**

**3%

Own their home ****26%**

**76%

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 Barmu?

■ Barmu · ■ Shimla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.2%**

**88.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****737**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****506**

**950

Working population ****35.5%**

**49.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.2% for men and 89.9% for women. 50% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 17 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 300 (86%) · **■** Marginal 26 (7%)

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 Shimla

- Sangti1,420 people
- Pagog1,355 people
- Dhenda1,267 people
- Shogi1,256 people
- Rajana917 people
- Kanda850 people
- Chamiana847 people
- Malhiana749 people

[All 600 villages in Shimla](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/shimla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Barmu?171001
- How far is Barmu from Shimla?3 km by road
- What is the population of Barmu?983 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barmu in?Shimla district (Shimla sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Barmu?91.2% (Census 2011)