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About Barohal Village

Barohal is a mid sized village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 804, made up of 388 males and 416 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barohal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barohal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176103
Area (hectares) 64.15 hectares
Population 804
Male Population 388
Female Population 416
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barohal compares

By the 2011 count Barohal is the 54th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 64.15 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Barohal

Barohal 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 Barohal as Available within village. 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 Barohal from other places

Barohal lies about 29 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, 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 Barohal
Nearest railway station Panchrukhi under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 6.3 km
District headquarters Kangra 29 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 29 km

Villages closest to Barohal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barohal village had a population of 804. That makes it the 54th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Barohal village has 388 males and 416 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barohal has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Barohal is 176103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barohal covers 64.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barohal falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barohal is Panchrukhi, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barohal.

Barohal is about 29 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barohal is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Panchrukhi is about under 2 km away. Palampur is about 6.3 km away. Kangra is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parnoh (under 2 km), Kandharal (under 2 km) and Ladoh (under 2 km).

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

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