About Barahara Village

Barahara is a large village in Sarila tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,670, made up of 1,463 males and 1,207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 825 females per 1000 males. The village covers 743.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 210430, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barahara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barahara village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Sarila
Pincode	210430
Area (hectares)	743.03 hectares
Population	2,670
Male Population	1,463
Female Population	1,207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	825
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barahara compares

By the 2011 count Barahara is the 17th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents. Its 743.03 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 842.

Getting to Barahara

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

Barahara lies about 18 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 29 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 Barahara
Tehsil headquarters	Sarila	18 km
District headquarters	Hamirpur	18 km
Nearest railway station	Amb Andaura	29 km
Nearest town	Nangal	44 km

Villages closest to Barahara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barahara village had a population of 2,670. That makes it the 17th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents.

Barahara village has 1,463 males and 1,207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barahara has about 825 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 842.

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

Barahara covers 743.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barahara falls under Sarila tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barahara is Amb Andaura, about 29 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Barahara.

Barahara is about 18 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barahara is in Sarila tehsil of Hamirpur district. Sarila is about 18 km away. Hamirpur is about 18 km away. Amb Andaura is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.