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About Baroh Village

Baroh is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 312, made up of 163 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baroh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baroh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baroh
Pincode 176054
Area (hectares) 57.03 hectares
Population 312
Male Population 163
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baroh compares

By the 2011 count Baroh is the 15th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 57.03 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Baroh

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

Baroh lies about 34 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, 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 Baroh
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth under 2 km
Nearest town Mamun 23 km
District headquarters Kangra 34 km

Villages closest to Baroh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baroh village had a population of 312. That makes it the 15th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Baroh village has 163 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baroh has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Baroh is 176054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baroh covers 57.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baroh falls under Baroh tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baroh is Balle Da Pir Larth, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Baroh.

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

Baroh is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about under 2 km away. Mamun is about 23 km away. Kangra is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bar (1.7 km), Barehr (1.7 km) and Gobar Nand (1.7 km).

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

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