About Barai Village

Barai is a mid sized village in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,202, made up of 612 males and 590 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176056, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barai village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Nagrota Bagwan
Pincode	176056
Area (hectares)	110.83 hectares
Population	1,202
Male Population	612
Female Population	590
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Barai compares

By the 2011 count Barai is the 10th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 110.83 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Barai

Barai is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Barai 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barai from other places

Barai lies about 13 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 9.7 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 Barai
Nearest railway station	Jawalamukhi Road	9.7 km
District headquarters	Kangra	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nagrota Bagwan	15 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	26 km

Villages closest to Barai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagrota Bagwan 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 Barai

As per the Census of India 2011, Barai village had a population of 1,202. That makes it the 10th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Barai village has 612 males and 590 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barai has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Barai is 176056. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barai covers 110.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barai falls under Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barai is Jawalamukhi Road, about 9.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Barai.

Barai is about 13 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barai is in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi Road is about 9.7 km away. Kangra is about 13 km away. Nagrota Bagwan is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.