About Braih Village

Braih is a small village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 377, made up of 192 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176057, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Braih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Braih village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dharmsala
Pincode	176057
Area (hectares)	32.75 hectares
Population	377
Male Population	192
Female Population	185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Braih compares

By the 2011 count Braih is the 85th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 32.75 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Braih

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

Braih lies about 20 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Paror, about 2.9 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 Braih
Nearest railway station	Paror	2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dharmsala	20 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	20 km
District headquarters	Kangra	20 km

Villages closest to Braih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Braih village had a population of 377. That makes it the 85th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Braih village has 192 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Braih has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Braih is 176057. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Braih covers 32.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Braih falls under Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Braih is Paror, about 2.9 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 Braih.

Braih is about 20 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Braih is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Paror is about 2.9 km away. Dharmsala is about 20 km away. Dharamsala is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.