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About Baroti Village

Baroti is a small village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 30, made up of 14 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,143 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baroti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baroti village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Shahpur
Pincode 176206
Area (hectares) 102 hectares
Population 30
Male Population 14
Female Population 16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,143
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 Baroti compares

By the 2011 count Baroti is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 102 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Baroti

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

Baroti lies about 22 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawanwala Shahr, about 17 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 Baroti
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Jawanwala Shahr 17 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 19 km
District headquarters Kangra 22 km

Villages closest to Baroti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baroti village had a population of 30. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Baroti village has 14 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baroti has about 1143 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Baroti is 176206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baroti covers 102 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baroti falls under Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baroti is Jawanwala Shahr, about 17 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 Baroti.

Baroti is about 22 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baroti is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Shahpur is about 7.3 km away. Jawanwala Shahr is about 17 km away. Dharamsala is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasar (under 2 km), Kohla (2.6 km) and Jhikla Baranj (2.8 km).

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

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