About Barana Village

Barana is a small village in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 268, made up of 125 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,144 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176047, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barana village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Nagrota Bagwan
Pincode	176047
Area (hectares)	84.37 hectares
Population	268
Male Population	125
Female Population	143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,144
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barana compares

By the 2011 count Barana is the 85th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 84.37 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Barana

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

Barana lies about 12 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Samloti, about 5.9 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 Barana
Nearest railway station	Samloti	5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nagrota Bagwan	6.6 km
District headquarters	Kangra	12 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	20 km

Villages closest to Barana

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 Barana

As per the Census of India 2011, Barana village had a population of 268. That makes it the 85th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Barana village has 125 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barana has about 1144 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Barana is 176047. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barana covers 84.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Barana is Samloti, about 5.9 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 Barana.

Barana is about 12 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barana is in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district. Samloti is about 5.9 km away. Nagrota Bagwan is about 6.6 km away. Kangra is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.