# Barag Village, Renuka, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Renuka, Sirmaur 

# Barag

Barag is a village in Renuka sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173023**. The 2011 Census counted **330 people in 59 households**, the 55th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 330people (2011)
- 59households
- 78.9%literacy
- 173023PIN code

## Barag PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Barag is 173023.** Barag falls in Renuka sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173023
- Community development blockSangrah
- Census village code022998

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

## How far is Barag from nearby towns?

- Sangrah (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ)67 km by road
- Nahan (nearest town)67 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 Barag?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Barag; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Sangerh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nahan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Barag known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and ginger**. About 6% of the 188 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Barag

Of every 100 households in Barag in 2011, 76 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Barag · ■ Renuka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**55%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**42%

Tap water ****76%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%**

**91%

Use banking services ****88%**

**85%

Television ****56%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****14%**

**22%

Own their home ****83%**

**93%

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 Barag?

■ Barag · ■ Renuka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1069**

**974

Working population ****73.3%**

**59.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 72.8% for women. 69% of men and 77% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 65 (27%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 16 (7%) · **■** Marginal 160 (66%)

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 Renuka

- Borli378 people
- Kolwa365 people
- Baunal353 people
- Dhal Palyara349 people
- Arat322 people
- Lana Mashur295 people
- Kakog283 people
- Shilahan251 people

[All 74 villages in Renuka](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/renuka/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Barag?173023
- How far is Barag from Nahan?67 km by road
- What is the population of Barag?330 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barag in?Sirmaur district (Renuka sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Barag?78.9% (Census 2011)