Village · Kalakote, Rajouri # Barah Barah is a village in Kalakote sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code 185202. The 2011 Census counted 1,664 people in 357 households, the 10th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.1%. - 1,664 people (2011) - 357 households - 51.7% literacy - 185202 PIN code ## Barah PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Barah is 185202. Barah falls in Kalakote sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code 185202 - Gram panchayat Broh - Community development block Kalakote - Census village code 001492 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Barah from nearby towns? - Kalakote (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Rajouri (district HQ) 45 km by road - Rajouri (nearest town) 45 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Barah? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Barah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kalakote - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rajouri - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Kalakote - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Barah known for? The main crops are maize, wheat and paddy. About 16% of the 1,035 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Barah Of every 100 households in Barah in 2011, 53 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Barah · ■ Kalakote rural average - Electricity for lighting 53% 71% - Toilet within the home 0% 4% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 96% - Tap water 0% 16% - Drinking water within premises 0% 6% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 6% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 94% - Use banking services 36% 67% - Television 11% 18% - Mobile phone 34% 44% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 3% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 53% 42% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Barah? ■ Barah · ■ Kalakote rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 51.7% 59.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 939 919 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 848 866 - Working population 48.6% 53.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.9% for men and 39.1% for women. 49% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 189 (23%) · ■ Other work 256 (32%) · ■ Marginal 363 (45%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kalakote - Sialsui 2,950 people - Keri 2,949 people - Hari Chuma 2,646 people - Khabar 1,934 people - Marhote 1,561 people - Saher 1,520 people - Chak Methani 1,371 people - Kahdarian 1,355 people All 69 villages in Kalakote ## Other places named Barah - Barah · Village, Harnaut, Nalanda · 10,208 people - Barah · Village, Bikram, Patna · 7,364 people - Barah · Village, Belchhi, Patna · 7,246 people - Barah · Village, Budhlada, Mansa · 5,171 people - Barah · Village, Jawa, Rewa · 1,177 people - Barah · Village, Punpun, Patna · 1,067 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Barah? 185202 - How far is Barah from Rajouri? 45 km by road - What is the population of Barah? 1,664 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barah in? Rajouri district (Kalakote sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Barah? 51.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/kalakote/barah/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.