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About Barahan Village

Barahan is a small village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 70, made up of 33 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,121 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barahan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barahan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baijnath
Pincode 176125
Area (hectares) 185.38 hectares
Population 70
Male Population 33
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,121
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 Barahan compares

By the 2011 count Barahan is the 180th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 185.38 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Barahan

Barahan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barahan 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 Barahan from other places

Barahan lies about 41 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Ahju, about 6.5 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 Barahan
Tehsil headquarters Baijnath 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Ahju 6.5 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 39 km
District headquarters Kangra 41 km

Villages closest to Barahan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barahan village had a population of 70. That makes it the 180th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Barahan village has 33 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barahan has about 1121 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Barahan is 176125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barahan covers 185.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barahan falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barahan is Ahju, about 6.5 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 Barahan.

Barahan is about 41 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barahan is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Baijnath is about 6.0 km away. Ahju is about 6.5 km away. Dharamsala is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kothar Thati (under 2 km), Mandehr Kalan (under 2 km) and Jalgaran (1.7 km).

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

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