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About Baraie Village

Baraie is a small village in Tira Sujanpur tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 474, made up of 230 males and 244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baraie Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baraie village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Tira Sujanpur
Pincode 176108
Area (hectares) 38 hectares
Population 474
Male Population 230
Female Population 244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baraie compares

By the 2011 count Baraie is the 19th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 196 residents. Its 38 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1207.

Getting to Baraie

Baraie is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baraie as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Baraie from other places

Baraie 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 Baraie
Tehsil headquarters Tira Sujanpur 15 km
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 16 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 31 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 32 km

Villages closest to Baraie

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tira Sujanpur 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 Baraie

As per the Census of India 2011, Baraie village had a population of 474. That makes it the 19th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 196 residents.

Baraie village has 230 males and 244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraie has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1207.

The pincode recorded for Baraie is 176108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baraie covers 38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baraie falls under Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baraie 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Baraie.

Baraie 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.

Baraie is in Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district. Tira Sujanpur is about 15 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 16 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.

The closest recorded villages are Ghor Lambar (under 2 km), Than Tikkar (4.1 km) and Chaklah (4.5 km).

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

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