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Barru Population - Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Barru is a medium size village located in Jawalamukhi Tehsil of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh with total 73 families residing. The Barru village has population of 398 of which 214 are males while 184 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Barru village population of children with age 0-6 is 60 which makes up 15.08 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Barru village is 860 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Barru as per census is 935, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Barru village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Barru village was 61.24 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Barru Male literacy stands at 64.48 % while female literacy rate was 57.42 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Barru village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Barru village.

Barru Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 73 - -
Population 398 214 184
Child (0-6) 60 31 29
Schedule Caste 217 114 103
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 61.24 % 64.48 % 57.42 %
Total Workers 242 129 113
Main Worker 153 - -
Marginal Worker 89 9 80

Caste Factor

In Barru village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 54.52 % of total population in Barru village. The village Barru currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Barru village out of total population, 242 were engaged in work activities. 63.22 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 36.78 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 242 workers engaged in Main Work, 0 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.