About Baruhi Village

Baruhi is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 227, made up of 116 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176200, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baruhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baruhi village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Nurpur
Pincode	176200
Area (hectares)	78.84 hectares
Population	227
Male Population	116
Female Population	111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baruhi compares

By the 2011 count Baruhi is the 211th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 78.84 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 Baruhi

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

Baruhi lies about 34 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about under 2 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 Baruhi
Nearest railway station	Balle Da Pir Larth	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nurpur	10 km
Nearest town	Mamun	23 km
District headquarters	Kangra	34 km

Villages closest to Baruhi

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.

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Common questions about Baruhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Baruhi village had a population of 227. That makes it the 211th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Baruhi village has 116 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baruhi has about 957 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 Baruhi is 176200. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baruhi covers 78.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Baruhi is Balle Da Pir Larth, about under 2 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 Baruhi.

Baruhi is about 34 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baruhi is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about under 2 km away. Nurpur is about 10 km away. Mamun is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.