# Gharsika Bara Village, Pachpadra, Barmer (Rajasthan) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/barmer/pachpadra/gharsika-bara/ Village · Pachpadra, Barmer # Gharsika Bara Gharsika Bara is a village in Pachpadra sub-district of Barmer district, Rajasthan, PIN code **344027**. The 2011 Census counted **974 people in 173 households**, the 112th largest of 277 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.3%. - 974people (2011) - 173households - 49.0%literacy - 344027PIN code ## Gharsika Bara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gharsika Bara is 344027.** Gharsika Bara falls in Pachpadra sub-district, Barmer district, Rajasthan. - PIN code344027 - Community development blockBalotra - Census village code087446 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gharsika Bara from nearby towns? - Pachpadra (sub-district HQ)33 km by road - Barmer (district HQ)147 km by road - Balotra (nearest town)33 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 Gharsika Bara? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Gharsika Bara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kalyanpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Balotra - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balotra - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Gharsika Bara known for? The main crops are **bajara, mung and moth**. About 95% of the 2,028 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Gharsika Bara Of every 100 households in Gharsika Bara in 2011, 34 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Gharsika Bara · ■ Pachpadra rural average Electricity for lighting ****34%** **36% Toilet within the home ****7%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **87% Tap water ****0%** **21% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **92% Use banking services ****68%** **70% Television ****6%** **12% Mobile phone ****80%** **65% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****15%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **6% None of these assets ****15%** **29% Own their home ****99%** **98% 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 Gharsika Bara? ■ Gharsika Bara · ■ Pachpadra rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****49.0%** **57.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877** **921 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907** **901 Working population ****49.5%** **45.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.1% for men and 31.6% for women. 47% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 464 (96%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 10 (2%) 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 Pachpadra - Soorsingh Ka Dhana1,015 people - Newai1,012 people - Kalathal1,006 people - Thoombli1,003 people - Chaukriya Ki Dhani971 people - Variya Tagji966 people - Nevri Dhana962 people - Rewara Nayapura960 people [All 279 villages in Pachpadra](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/barmer/pachpadra/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gharsika Bara?344027 - How far is Gharsika Bara from Barmer?147 km by road - What is the population of Gharsika Bara?974 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gharsika Bara in?Barmer district (Pachpadra sub-district), Rajasthan - What is the literacy rate of Gharsika Bara?49.0% (Census 2011)