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About Baral Village

Baral is a mid sized village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 538, made up of 279 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baral Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baral village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176202
Area (hectares) 232.32 hectares
Population 538
Male Population 279
Female Population 259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Baral compares

By the 2011 count Baral is the 99th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 232.32 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Baral

The census records public bus service for Baral 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baral from other places

Baral lies about 44 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 2.9 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 Baral
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 1.5 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 2.9 km
Nearest town Mamun 16 km
District headquarters Kangra 44 km

Villages closest to Baral

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baral village had a population of 538. That makes it the 99th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Baral village has 279 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baral has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Baral is 176202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baral covers 232.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baral falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baral is Nurpur Road, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Baral.

Baral is about 44 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baral is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 1.5 km away. Nurpur Road is about 2.9 km away. Mamun is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharal (under 2 km), Sanhera (under 2 km) and Bhalun (1.6 km).

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

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