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About Baruhi Village

Baruhi is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 32, made up of 15 males and 17 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,133 females per 1000 males. The village covers 11.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177048, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baruhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baruhi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177048
Area (hectares) 11.28 hectares
Population 32
Male Population 15
Female Population 17
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,133
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baruhi compares

By the 2011 count Baruhi is the 315th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 11.28 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Baruhi

Baruhi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baruhi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Baruhi from other places

Baruhi lies about 34 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Churaru Takarla, about under 2 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 Baruhi
Nearest railway station Churaru Takarla under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 25 km
Nearest town Hoshiārpur 26 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 34 km

Villages closest to Baruhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baruhi village had a population of 32. That makes it the 315th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Baruhi village has 15 males and 17 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baruhi has about 1133 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Baruhi is 177048. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baruhi covers 11.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baruhi falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baruhi is Churaru Takarla, about under 2 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 within <5 km distance for Baruhi.

Baruhi is about 34 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baruhi is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Churaru Takarla is about under 2 km away. Nadaun is about 25 km away. Hoshiārpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gauna (6.9 km), Chhamb (11 km) and Lambot (11 km).

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

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