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About Baroh Village

Baroh is a small village in Dhatwal tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 80, made up of 36 males and 44 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,222 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176049, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baroh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baroh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Dhatwal
Pincode 176049
Area (hectares) 20.92 hectares
Population 80
Male Population 36
Female Population 44
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,222
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baroh compares

By the 2011 count Baroh is the 108th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 299 residents. Its 20.92 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1186.

Getting to Baroh

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

Baroh lies about 39 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 33 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 Baroh
Nearest town Sundarnagar 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhatwal 24 km
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 33 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 39 km

Villages closest to Baroh

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.

Common questions about Baroh

As per the Census of India 2011, Baroh village had a population of 80. That makes it the 108th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 299 residents.

Baroh village has 36 males and 44 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baroh has about 1222 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1186.

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

Baroh covers 20.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Baroh is Kiratpur Sahib, about 33 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 Baroh.

Baroh 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.

Baroh is in Dhatwal tehsil of Hamirpur district. Sundarnagar is about 18 km away. Dhatwal is about 24 km away. Kiratpur Sahib is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Garaon (under 2 km), Bara Ii (under 2 km) and Barla (under 2 km).

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

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