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About Bari Khas Village

Bari Khas is a mid sized village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 882, made up of 430 males and 452 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176061, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bari Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bari Khas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176061
Area (hectares) 97.12 hectares
Population 882
Male Population 430
Female Population 452
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bari Khas compares

By the 2011 count Bari Khas is the 41st largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 97.12 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Bari Khas

Bari Khas 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 Bari Khas 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bari Khas from other places

Bari Khas lies about 23 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 5.8 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 Khas
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 12 km
District headquarters Kangra 23 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 28 km

Villages closest to Bari Khas

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 Bari Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Bari Khas village had a population of 882. That makes it the 41st largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Bari Khas village has 430 males and 452 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bari Khas has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Bari Khas is 176061. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bari Khas covers 97.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bari Khas falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bari Khas is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bari Khas.

Bari Khas is about 23 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bari Khas is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 5.8 km away. Palampur is about 12 km away. Kangra is about 23 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), Ban Bhatlu (under 2 km) and Arth (under 2 km).

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

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