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About Barwari Village

Barwari is a small village in Saluni tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 301, made up of 147 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barwari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barwari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Saluni
Pincode 176320
Area (hectares) 80.14 hectares
Population 301
Male Population 147
Female Population 154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barwari compares

By the 2011 count Barwari is the 76th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 80.14 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 Barwari

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

Barwari lies about 21 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 55 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 Barwari
Tehsil headquarters Saluni 21 km
District headquarters Chamba 21 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 55 km

Villages closest to Barwari

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 Barwari

As per the Census of India 2011, Barwari village had a population of 301. That makes it the 76th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Barwari village has 147 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barwari has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

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

Barwari covers 80.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Barwari is Nurpur Road, about 55 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 Barwari.

Barwari is about 21 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barwari is in Saluni tehsil of Chamba district. Saluni is about 21 km away. Chamba is about 21 km away. Nurpur Road is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phagrog (under 2 km), Meru (under 2 km) and Jundhabal (under 2 km).

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

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