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About Bariata Village

Bariata is a small village in Dalhousie tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 353, made up of 177 males and 176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bariata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bariata village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Dalhousie
Pincode 176304
Area (hectares) 49.37 hectares
Population 353
Male Population 177
Female Population 176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bariata compares

By the 2011 count Bariata is the 33rd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 49.37 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Bariata

Bariata is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bariata as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bariata from other places

Bariata lies about 20 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 21 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 Bariata
Tehsil headquarters Dalhousie 19 km
District headquarters Chamba 20 km
Nearest railway station Talara 21 km

Villages closest to Bariata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bariata village had a population of 353. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Bariata village has 177 males and 176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bariata has about 994 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 1025.

The pincode recorded for Bariata is 176304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bariata covers 49.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bariata falls under Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bariata is Talara, about 21 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bariata.

Bariata 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.

Bariata is in Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district. Dalhousie is about 19 km away. Chamba is about 20 km away. Talara is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barinni (under 2 km), Kuther (under 2 km) and Lahri (1.9 km).

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

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