# Barag Village, Kasauli, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/kasauli/barag/ Village · Kasauli, Solan # Barag Barag is a village in Kasauli sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173204**. The 2011 Census counted **169 people in 37 households**, the 86th largest of 265 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%. - 169people (2011) - 37households - 93.8%literacy - 173204PIN code ## Barag PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Barag is 173204.** Barag falls in Kasauli sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code173204 - Community development blockDharampur - Census village code021490 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? - Kasauli (sub-district HQ)32 km by road - Solan (district HQ)63 km by road - Parwanoo (nearest town)21 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? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Barag; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Solan - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Garkhal - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - 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 **maize, tomato and wheat**. About 35% of the 32 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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, 100 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Barag · ■ Kasauli rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **96% Toilet within the home ****70%** **77% No toilet (open defecation) ****30%** **22% Tap water ****92%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **48% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **42% Use banking services ****86%** **82% Television ****73%** **75% Mobile phone ****84%** **77% Computer with internet ****0%** **3% Two-wheeler ****16%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **10% None of these assets ****8%** **6% Own their home ****92%** **60% 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 · ■ Kasauli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****93.8%** **84.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****742** **826 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091** **907 Working population ****69.8%** **47.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 98.8% for men and 86.7% for women. 67% of men and 74% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 94 (80%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (4%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 16 (14%) 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 Kasauli - Kalth174 people - Nichli Gaongari173 people - Shilar173 people - Thana171 people - Panji168 people - Kanda164 people - Harli163 people - Ghariana162 people [All 274 villages in Kasauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/kasauli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Barag?173204 - How far is Barag from Solan?63 km by road - What is the population of Barag?169 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barag in?Solan district (Kasauli sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Barag?93.8% (Census 2011)