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About Baun Village

Baun is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 99, made up of 42 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,357 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176093, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baun village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176093
Area (hectares) 14.98 hectares
Population 99
Male Population 42
Female Population 57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,357
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baun compares

By the 2011 count Baun is the 321st largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 14.98 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Baun

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

Baun lies about 26 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 12 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 Baun
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 18 km
District headquarters Kangra 26 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 33 km

Villages closest to Baun

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 Baun

As per the Census of India 2011, Baun village had a population of 99. That makes it the 321st largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Baun village has 42 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baun has about 1357 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Baun is 176093. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baun covers 14.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Baun is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 12 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 Baun.

Baun is about 26 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baun is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 12 km away. Palampur is about 18 km away. Kangra is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raura (under 2 km), Chah (under 2 km) and Lulehr (1.7 km).

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

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