# Baru Village, Pachhad, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Pachhad, Sirmaur 

# Baru

Baru is a village in Pachhad sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173024**. The 2011 Census counted **210 people in 43 households**, the 87th largest of 262 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 210people (2011)
- 43households
- 65.4%literacy
- 173024PIN code

## Baru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Baru is 173024.** Baru falls in Pachhad sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173024
- Community development blockPachhad
- Census village code022861

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

## How far is Baru from nearby towns?

- Sarahan (sub-district HQ)33 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ)70 km by road
- Solan (nearest town)45 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 Baru?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Baru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Ghendo
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mangarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nahan
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 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 Baru known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and barley**. About 12% of the 200 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Baru

Of every 100 households in Baru in 2011, 93 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Baru · ■ Pachhad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**22%

Tap water ****100%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**81%

Use banking services ****95%**

**90%

Television ****40%**

**64%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**9%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****33%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**88%

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 Baru?

■ Baru · ■ Pachhad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****858**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****389**

**918

Working population ****82.9%**

**65.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 52.2% for women. 80% of men and 87% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 111 (64%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 62 (36%)

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 Pachhad

- Gundal Daghalga221 people
- Khojar Nadab221 people
- Kuina Katli216 people
- Malhoti212 people
- Koti Charawag210 people
- Kathar207 people
- Anji Siwat200 people
- Mehandon Bag200 people

[All 263 villages in Pachhad](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/pachhad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Baru?173024
- How far is Baru from Nahan?70 km by road
- What is the population of Baru?210 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baru in?Sirmaur district (Pachhad sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Baru?65.4% (Census 2011)