Skip to main content

About Barethi Village

Barethi is a small village in Maudaha tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 33, made up of 15 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,200 females per 1000 males. The village covers 380.43 hectares hectares.

Barethi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barethi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Maudaha
Area (hectares) 380.43 hectares
Population 33
Male Population 15
Female Population 18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,200
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barethi compares

By the 2011 count Barethi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,090 residents. Its 380.43 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 859.

Getting to Barethi

Barethi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barethi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Barethi from other places

Barethi lies about 29 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 18 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 Barethi
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Maudaha 29 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 29 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 39 km

Villages closest to Barethi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barethi village had a population of 33. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,090 residents.

Barethi village has 15 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barethi has about 1200 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 859.

Barethi covers 380.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barethi falls under Maudaha tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barethi is Jawalamukhi Road, about 18 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available for Barethi.

Barethi is about 29 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barethi is in Maudaha tehsil of Hamirpur district. Jawalamukhi Road is about 18 km away. Maudaha is about 29 km away. Hamirpur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaturi (under 2 km), Gadaria Khera (1.8 km) and Ratwa (2.9 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All