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About Barota Village

Barota is a mid sized village in Indora tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,102, made up of 574 males and 528 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 408.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barota village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Indora
Pincode 176403
Area (hectares) 408.12 hectares
Population 1,102
Male Population 574
Female Population 528
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barota compares

By the 2011 count Barota is the 20th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 690 residents. Its 408.12 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 962.

Getting to Barota

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

Barota lies about 51 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Chak Kalan, about 9.9 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 Barota
Nearest railway station Chak Kalan 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Indora 13 km
Nearest town Mukeriān 14 km
District headquarters Kangra 51 km

Villages closest to Barota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barota village had a population of 1,102. That makes it the 20th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 690 residents.

Barota village has 574 males and 528 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barota has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Barota is 176403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barota covers 408.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barota falls under Indora tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barota is Chak Kalan, about 9.9 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 Barota.

Barota is about 51 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barota is in Indora tehsil of Kangra district. Chak Kalan is about 9.9 km away. Indora is about 13 km away. Mukeriān is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thakur Dwara (under 2 km), Bela (2.4 km) and Bakrarwan (3.1 km).

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

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