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About Bari Village

Bari is a mid sized village in Saluni tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 503, made up of 249 males and 254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Saluni
Pincode 176320
Area (hectares) 157.9 hectares
Population 503
Male Population 249
Female Population 254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
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 Bari compares

By the 2011 count Bari is the 27th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 157.9 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Bari

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

Bari lies about 2.3 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 42 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 Bari
Tehsil headquarters Saluni 2.3 km
District headquarters Chamba 2.3 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 42 km

Villages closest to Bari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bari village had a population of 503. That makes it the 27th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Bari village has 249 males and 254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bari has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Bari is 176320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bari covers 157.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bari falls under Saluni tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bari is Nurpur Road, about 42 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 Bari.

Bari is about 2.3 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bari is in Saluni tehsil of Chamba district. Saluni is about 2.3 km away. Chamba is about 2.3 km away. Nurpur Road is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are R F Sarola (2.8 km), R F Chhota Jaura (3.4 km) and Airwan (3.5 km).

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

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