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About Bari Village

Bari is a mid sized village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,027, made up of 506 males and 521 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176083, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176083
Area (hectares) 137.28 hectares
Population 1,027
Male Population 506
Female Population 521
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bari compares

By the 2011 count Bari is the 31st largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 137.28 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Bari

Bari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bari 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bari from other places

Bari 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
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

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bari village had a population of 1,027. That makes it the 31st largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Bari village has 506 males and 521 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bari has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Bari is 176083. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bari covers 137.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Bari is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Bari 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 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 Khas (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 today is likely to be higher.

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