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About Barei Jangal Village

Barei Jangal is a small village in Bhattiyat tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5, made up of 3 males and 2 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 667 females per 1000 males. The village covers 400 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barei Jangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barei Jangal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Bhattiyat
Pincode 176302
Area (hectares) 400 hectares
Population 5
Male Population 3
Female Population 2
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 667
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barei Jangal compares

By the 2011 count Barei Jangal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 400 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Barei Jangal

Barei Jangal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barei Jangal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barei Jangal from other places

Barei Jangal lies about 20 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 25 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Barei Jangal
Tehsil headquarters Bhattiyat 20 km
District headquarters Chamba 20 km
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 25 km

Villages closest to Barei Jangal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhattiyat tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Barei Jangal

As per the Census of India 2011, Barei Jangal village had a population of 5. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Barei Jangal village has 3 males and 2 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barei Jangal has about 667 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Barei Jangal is 176302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barei Jangal covers 400 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barei Jangal falls under Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barei Jangal is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barei Jangal.

Barei Jangal is about 20 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barei Jangal is in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district. Bhattiyat is about 20 km away. Chamba is about 20 km away. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barha Jangal (under 2 km), Kasba Naini Khad (2.3 km) and Naini Khad Jarei (2.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Barei Jangal today is likely to be higher.

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