About Barla Village

Barla is a small village in Bhattiyat tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 226, made up of 115 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 407 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barla village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Bhattiyat
Pincode	176302
Area (hectares)	407 hectares
Population	226
Male Population	115
Female Population	111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barla compares

By the 2011 count Barla is the 71st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 407 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Barla

Barla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barla as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Barla from other places

Barla lies about 14 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 27 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 Barla
Tehsil headquarters	Bhattiyat	14 km
District headquarters	Chamba	14 km
Nearest railway station	Talara	27 km

Villages closest to Barla

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.

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Common questions about Barla

As per the Census of India 2011, Barla village had a population of 226. That makes it the 71st largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Barla village has 115 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barla has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

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

Barla covers 407 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Barla is Talara, about 27 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Barla.

Barla 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.

Barla is in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district. Bhattiyat is about 14 km away. Chamba is about 14 km away. Talara is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.