About Barua Village

Barua is a mid sized village in Rath tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,162, made up of 611 males and 551 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 454.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 210430, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barua village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Rath
Pincode	210430
Area (hectares)	454.34 hectares
Population	1,162
Male Population	611
Female Population	551
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	902
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barua compares

By the 2011 count Barua is the 53rd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,494 residents. Its 454.34 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 874.

Getting to Barua

Barua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barua as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Barua from other places

Barua lies about 31 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 16 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 Barua
Nearest railway station	Sulah Himachal Pradesh	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rath	31 km
District headquarters	Hamirpur	31 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	32 km

Villages closest to Barua

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

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Common questions about Barua

As per the Census of India 2011, Barua village had a population of 1,162. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,494 residents.

Barua village has 611 males and 551 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barua has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 874.

The pincode recorded for Barua is 210430. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barua covers 454.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barua falls under Rath tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barua is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 16 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barua.

Barua is about 31 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barua is in Rath tehsil of Hamirpur district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 16 km away. Rath is about 31 km away. Hamirpur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.