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About Bakroh Village

Bakroh is a small village in Barsar tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 91, made up of 44 males and 47 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakroh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakroh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Barsar
Pincode 177119
Area (hectares) 28 hectares
Population 91
Male Population 44
Female Population 47
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakroh compares

By the 2011 count Bakroh is the 176th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 28 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1122.

Getting to Bakroh

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

Bakroh lies about 30 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Una Himachal, about 2.9 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 Bakroh
Nearest railway station Una Himachal 2.9 km
Nearest town Nangal 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Barsar 17 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 30 km

Villages closest to Bakroh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakroh village had a population of 91. That makes it the 176th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Bakroh village has 44 males and 47 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakroh has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1122.

The pincode recorded for Bakroh is 177119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakroh covers 28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bakroh falls under Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bakroh is Una Himachal, about 2.9 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 Bakroh.

Bakroh is about 30 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakroh is in Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district. Una Himachal is about 2.9 km away. Nangal is about 16 km away. Barsar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Awah Upperla (under 2 km), Baliya Kalan (under 2 km) and Bear Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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