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About Barari Village

Barari is a small village in Holi tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 130, made up of 63 males and 67 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,063 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Holi
Pincode 176309
Area (hectares) 354.8 hectares
Population 130
Male Population 63
Female Population 67
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,063
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 Barari compares

By the 2011 count Barari is the 30th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 354.8 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Barari

Barari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barari 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 Barari from other places

Barari lies about 40 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 32 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 Barari
Tehsil headquarters Holi 8.0 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 26 km
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 32 km
District headquarters Chamba 40 km

Villages closest to Barari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barari village had a population of 130. That makes it the 30th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Barari village has 63 males and 67 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barari has about 1063 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

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

Barari covers 354.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barari falls under Holi tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barari is Chamunda Marg, about 32 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 Barari.

Barari is about 40 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barari is in Holi tehsil of Chamba district. Holi is about 8.0 km away. Dharamsala is about 26 km away. Chamunda Marg is about 32 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 Suai (under 2 km), Banog (under 2 km) and D P F Agasan (under 2 km).

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

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