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About Bari Village

Bari is a mid sized village in Jaswan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 569, made up of 273 males and 296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 283.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaswan
Pincode 176502
Area (hectares) 283.5 hectares
Population 569
Male Population 273
Female Population 296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,084
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bari compares

By the 2011 count Bari is the 18th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 379 residents. Its 283.5 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1092.

Getting to Bari

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

Bari lies about 11 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Koparlahar, about 8.4 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 Bari
Nearest railway station Koparlahar 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaswan 11 km
District headquarters Kangra 11 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 23 km

Villages closest to Bari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bari village had a population of 569. That makes it the 18th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 379 residents.

Bari village has 273 males and 296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bari has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Bari is 176502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bari covers 283.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bari falls under Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bari is Koparlahar, about 8.4 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 Bari.

Bari is about 11 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bari is in Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district. Koparlahar is about 8.4 km away. Jaswan is about 11 km away. Kangra is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bairi (under 2 km), Pandol (2.1 km) and Ban Barala (3.0 km).

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

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