About Barot Village

Barot is a mid sized village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,590, made up of 756 males and 834 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,103 females per 1000 males. The village covers 282.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barot village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Fatehpur
Pincode	176022
Area (hectares)	282.7 hectares
Population	1,590
Male Population	756
Female Population	834
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,103
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barot compares

By the 2011 count Barot is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 282.7 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 Barot

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

Barot lies about 32 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Bharmar, about 4.8 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 Barot
Tehsil headquarters	Fatehpur	4.2 km
Nearest railway station	Bharmar	4.8 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	22 km
District headquarters	Kangra	32 km

Villages closest to Barot

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.

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Common questions about Barot

As per the Census of India 2011, Barot village had a population of 1,590. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Barot village has 756 males and 834 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barot has about 1103 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Barot is 176022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barot covers 282.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barot falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barot is Bharmar, about 4.8 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 Barot.

Barot is about 32 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barot is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Fatehpur is about 4.2 km away. Bharmar is about 4.8 km away. Talwāra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.