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About Barei Village

Barei is a small village in Bhattiyat tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 269, made up of 135 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barei Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barei village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Bhattiyat
Pincode 176302
Area (hectares) 84 hectares
Population 269
Male Population 135
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
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 compares

By the 2011 count Barei is the 58th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 84 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Barei

Barei is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barei 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 from other places

Barei lies about 14 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 28 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
Tehsil headquarters Bhattiyat 14 km
District headquarters Chamba 14 km
Nearest railway station Talara 28 km

Villages closest to Barei

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barei village had a population of 269. That makes it the 58th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Barei village has 135 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barei has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1027.

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

Barei covers 84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Barei is Talara, about 28 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.

Barei is about 14 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barei is in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district. Bhattiyat is about 14 km away. Chamba is about 14 km away. Talara is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hobar Jarei (under 2 km), Barla (under 2 km) and Kasba Hobar (under 2 km).

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

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