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About Baritar Village

Baritar is a small village in Barsar tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 240, made up of 108 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,222 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baritar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baritar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Barsar
Pincode 174312
Area (hectares) 54 hectares
Population 240
Male Population 108
Female Population 132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,222
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baritar compares

By the 2011 count Baritar is the 79th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 54 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1122.

Getting to Baritar

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

Baritar lies about 14 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, about 30 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 Baritar
District headquarters Hamirpur 14 km
Nearest railway station Panchrukhi 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Barsar 31 km
Nearest town Mandi 45 km

Villages closest to Baritar

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 Baritar

As per the Census of India 2011, Baritar village had a population of 240. That makes it the 79th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Baritar village has 108 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baritar has about 1222 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1122.

The pincode recorded for Baritar is 174312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baritar covers 54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Baritar is Panchrukhi, about 30 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 Baritar.

Baritar is about 14 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baritar is in Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district. Hamirpur is about 14 km away. Panchrukhi is about 30 km away. Barsar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baeri (under 2 km), Bari Di Bhaun (under 2 km) and Barni (under 2 km).

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

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