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About Baroh Village

Baroh is a small village in Galore tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 84, made up of 37 males and 47 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,270 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174405, 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 Galore
Pincode 174405
Area (hectares) 28 hectares
Population 84
Male Population 37
Female Population 47
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,270
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baroh compares

By the 2011 count Baroh is the 89th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 251 residents. Its 28 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 1177.

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 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 Baroh from other places

Baroh lies about 30 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Una Himachal, about 2.9 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 railway station Una Himachal 2.9 km
Nearest town Nangal 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Galore 21 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 30 km

Villages closest to Baroh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Galore 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 84. That makes it the 89th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 251 residents.

Baroh village has 37 males and 47 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baroh has about 1270 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1177.

The pincode recorded for Baroh is 174405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baroh covers 28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Baroh is Una Himachal, about 2.9 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 Baroh.

Baroh is about 30 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 Galore tehsil of Hamirpur district. Una Himachal is about 2.9 km away. Nangal is about 16 km away. Galore is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Than (10 km), Badhera (13 km) and Ri (25 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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