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About Barai Village

Barai is a mid sized village in Brahmaur tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 555, made up of 276 males and 279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barai village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Brahmaur
Pincode 176309
Area (hectares) 216.07 hectares
Population 555
Male Population 276
Female Population 279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barai compares

By the 2011 count Barai is the 19th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 500 residents. Its 216.07 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Barai

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

Barai lies about 36 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 38 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 Barai
Tehsil headquarters Brahmaur 4.3 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 30 km
District headquarters Chamba 36 km
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 38 km

Villages closest to Barai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Brahmaur 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 Barai

As per the Census of India 2011, Barai village had a population of 555. That makes it the 19th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 500 residents.

Barai village has 276 males and 279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barai has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Barai is 176309. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barai covers 216.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barai falls under Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barai is Chamunda Marg, about 38 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 <5 km distance for Barai.

Barai is about 36 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barai is in Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district. Brahmaur is about 4.3 km away. Dharamsala is about 30 km away. Chamba is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Grima (under 2 km), Grima (under 2 km) and D P F Deoki (under 2 km).

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

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