Village · Pachhad, Sirmaur # Baru Sarera Baru Sarera is a village in Pachhad sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173101. The 2011 Census counted 3,329 people in 441 households, the 1st largest of 262 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%. - 3,329 people (2011) - 441 households - 96.4% literacy - 173101 PIN code ## Baru Sarera PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Baru Sarera is 173101. Baru Sarera falls in Pachhad sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 173101 - Community development block Pachhad - Census village code 022871 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Baru Sarera from nearby towns? - Sarahan (sub-district HQ) 65 km by road - Nahan (district HQ) 75 km by road - Rajgarh (nearest town) 25 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Baru Sarera? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Baru Sarera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 2 private - ● Secondary school In village · 1 private - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 private - ● Degree college In village · 1 private - ● Engineering college In village · 1 private - ● Allopathic hospital In village · 1 - ● Alternative medicine hospital In village · 1 - ● Dispensary In village · 1 - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● ATM In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rajgarh - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Baru Sarera known for? The main crops are maize, wheat and tomato. About 8% of the 271 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Baru Sarera Of every 100 households in Baru Sarera in 2011, 99 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Baru Sarera · ■ Pachhad rural average - Electricity for lighting 99% 96% - Toilet within the home 89% 78% - No toilet (open defecation) 7% 22% - Tap water 99% 72% - Drinking water within premises 92% 28% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 22% 16% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 8% 81% - Use banking services 71% 90% - Television 9% 64% - Mobile phone 84% 77% - Computer with internet 8% 1% - Two-wheeler 1% 9% - Car / jeep / van 2% 6% - None of these assets 12% 8% - Own their home 6% 88% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Baru Sarera? ■ Baru Sarera · ■ Pachhad rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 96.4% 85.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1025 927 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 612 918 - Working population 25.4% 65.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.8% for men and 97.0% for women. 35% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 30 (4%) · ■ Farm labourers 39 (5%) · ■ Other work 762 (90%) · ■ Marginal 15 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Pachhad - Ganyar 1,208 people - Sarahan Khurd 951 people - Bhonri 925 people - Mangarh 753 people All 263 villages in Pachhad ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Baru Sarera? 173101 - How far is Baru Sarera from Nahan? 75 km by road - What is the population of Baru Sarera? 3,329 (Census 2011) - Which district is Baru Sarera in? Sirmaur district (Pachhad sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Baru Sarera? 96.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/pachhad/baru-sarera/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.