About Bara Village

Bara is a small village in Dhatwal tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 171, made up of 69 males and 102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,478 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176049, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Dhatwal
Pincode	176049
Area (hectares)	57.22 hectares
Population	171
Male Population	69
Female Population	102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,478
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara compares

By the 2011 count Bara is the 74th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 299 residents. Its 57.22 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1186.

Getting to Bara

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

Bara lies about 39 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 38 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 Bara
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhatwal	27 km
Nearest railway station	Kiratpur Sahib	38 km
District headquarters	Hamirpur	39 km

Villages closest to Bara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara village had a population of 171. That makes it the 74th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 299 residents.

Bara village has 69 males and 102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 1478 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1186.

The pincode recorded for Bara is 176049. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara covers 57.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara falls under Dhatwal tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bara is Kiratpur Sahib, about 38 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 Bara.

Bara is about 39 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara is in Dhatwal tehsil of Hamirpur district. Sundarnagar is about 12 km away. Dhatwal is about 27 km away. Kiratpur Sahib is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.