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About Barla Khas Village

Barla Khas is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 74, made up of 36 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barla Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barla Khas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176025
Area (hectares) 17.58 hectares
Population 74
Male Population 36
Female Population 38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
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 Barla Khas compares

By the 2011 count Barla Khas is the 168th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 17.58 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Barla Khas

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

Barla Khas lies about 28 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Meghrajpura, about 11 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 Barla Khas
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Meghrajpura 11 km
Nearest town Talwāra 13 km
District headquarters Kangra 28 km

Villages closest to Barla Khas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barla Khas village had a population of 74. That makes it the 168th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Barla Khas village has 36 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barla Khas has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Barla Khas is 176025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barla Khas covers 17.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barla Khas falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barla Khas is Meghrajpura, about 11 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 Barla Khas.

Barla Khas is about 28 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barla Khas is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Fatehpur is about 9.9 km away. Meghrajpura is about 11 km away. Talwāra is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sath (under 2 km), Sathana Khas (under 2 km) and Nand (under 2 km).

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

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