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About Bari Khad Village

Bari Khad is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 161, made up of 82 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bari Khad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bari Khad village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176204
Area (hectares) 32.69 hectares
Population 161
Male Population 82
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bari Khad compares

By the 2011 count Bari Khad is the 259th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 32.69 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Bari Khad

Bari Khad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bari Khad as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Bari Khad from other places

Bari Khad lies about 37 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 3.8 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 Bari Khad
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 11 km
Nearest town Mamun 21 km
District headquarters Kangra 37 km

Villages closest to Bari Khad

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 Bari Khad

As per the Census of India 2011, Bari Khad village had a population of 161. That makes it the 259th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Bari Khad village has 82 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bari Khad has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Bari Khad is 176204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bari Khad covers 32.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bari Khad falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bari Khad is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 3.8 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 village for Bari Khad.

Bari Khad is about 37 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bari Khad is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 3.8 km away. Nurpur is about 11 km away. Mamun is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bari (under 2 km), Bari Khas (under 2 km) and Tung Barisar (under 2 km).

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

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