# Barian Kalan Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/barian-kalan/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Barian Kalan Barian Kalan is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **146101**. The 2011 Census counted **2,462 people in 524 households**, the 18th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 2,462people (2011) - 524households - 77.7%literacy - 146101PIN code ## Barian Kalan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Barian Kalan is 146101.** Barian Kalan falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code146101 - Gram panchayatBarian--Kalan - Community development blockMahilpur - Census village code031881 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Barian Kalan from nearby towns? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)26 km by road - Mahilpur (nearest town)7 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 Barian Kalan? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Barian Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mahilpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Barian Kalan known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 75% of the 320 hectares of village land is sown, and 226 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 Barian Kalan Of every 100 households in Barian Kalan in 2011, 98 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Barian Kalan · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **98% Toilet within the home ****64%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****36%** **38% Tap water ****78%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****84%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%** **52% Use banking services ****88%** **84% Television ****86%** **86% Mobile phone ****74%** **77% Computer with internet ****4%** **3% Two-wheeler ****39%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **9% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****97%** **96% 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 Barian Kalan? ■ Barian Kalan · ■ Garhshankar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913** **890 Working population ****34.5%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.2% for men and 70.9% for women. 53% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 136 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 113 (13%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 412 (48%) · **■** Marginal 181 (21%) 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 Garhshankar - Samundra2,681 people - Panjaur2,581 people - Bachhohi2,552 people - Ajnoha2,530 people - Dhada2,453 people - Bhawanipur2,431 people - Maili2,383 people - Mehindwani2,361 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Barian Kalan?146101 - How far is Barian Kalan from Hoshiarpur?26 km by road - What is the population of Barian Kalan?2,462 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barian Kalan in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Barian Kalan?77.7% (Census 2011)