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About Barun Village

Barun is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 277, made up of 133 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barun village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176025
Area (hectares) 104.56 hectares
Population 277
Male Population 133
Female Population 144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
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 Barun compares

By the 2011 count Barun is the 69th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 104.56 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 Barun

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

Barun lies about 31 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Harsar Dehri, 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 Barun
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Harsar Dehri 11 km
Nearest town Talwāra 13 km
District headquarters Kangra 31 km

Villages closest to Barun

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 Barun

As per the Census of India 2011, Barun village had a population of 277. That makes it the 69th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Barun village has 133 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barun has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

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

Barun covers 104.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Barun is Harsar Dehri, 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 Barun.

Barun is about 31 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barun is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Fatehpur is about 5.6 km away. Harsar Dehri 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 Ban Bambota (under 2 km), Kandhal (under 2 km) and Jonat Kalan (1.7 km).

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

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