About Barara Village

Barara is a mid sized village in Bhoranj tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 826, made up of 372 males and 454 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,220 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barara village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Bhoranj
Pincode	177023
Area (hectares)	188.35 hectares
Population	826
Male Population	372
Female Population	454
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,220
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barara compares

By the 2011 count Barara is the 22nd largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 335 residents. Its 188.35 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1213.

Getting to Barara

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

Barara lies about 23 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, 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 Barara
Tehsil headquarters	Bhoranj	14 km
Nearest town	Mandi	16 km
District headquarters	Hamirpur	23 km
Nearest railway station	Joginder Nagar	30 km

Villages closest to Barara

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

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Common questions about Barara

As per the Census of India 2011, Barara village had a population of 826. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 335 residents.

Barara village has 372 males and 454 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barara has about 1220 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1213.

The pincode recorded for Barara is 177023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barara covers 188.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barara falls under Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barara is Joginder Nagar, 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 Barara.

Barara is about 23 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barara is in Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district. Bhoranj is about 14 km away. Mandi is about 16 km away. Hamirpur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.