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About Baroti Village

Baroti is a small village in Dhatwal tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 281, made up of 118 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,381 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176042, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baroti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baroti village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Dhatwal
Pincode 176042
Area (hectares) 65.97 hectares
Population 281
Male Population 118
Female Population 163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,381
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baroti compares

By the 2011 count Baroti is the 44th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 299 residents. Its 65.97 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 Baroti

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

Baroti lies about 38 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 37 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 Baroti
Nearest town Sundarnagar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhatwal 26 km
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 37 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 38 km

Villages closest to Baroti

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 Baroti

As per the Census of India 2011, Baroti village had a population of 281. That makes it the 44th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 299 residents.

Baroti village has 118 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baroti has about 1381 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1186.

The pincode recorded for Baroti is 176042. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baroti covers 65.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Baroti is Kiratpur Sahib, about 37 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 Baroti.

Baroti is about 38 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baroti is in Dhatwal tehsil of Hamirpur district. Sundarnagar is about 14 km away. Dhatwal is about 26 km away. Kiratpur Sahib is about 37 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 (1.8 km), Kot (1.9 km) and Kannar (3.3 km).

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

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