About Barang Khas Village

Barang Khas is a mid sized village in Kalpa tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 534, made up of 255 males and 279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,094 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barang Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barang Khas village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kinnaur
Tehsil	Kalpa
Pincode	172107
Area (hectares)	93.92 hectares
Population	534
Male Population	255
Female Population	279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,094
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barang Khas compares

By the 2011 count Barang Khas is the 11th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 492 residents. Its 93.92 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Barang Khas

Barang Khas is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barang Khas as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Barang Khas from other places

Barang Khas lies about 8.5 km from Kinnaur. 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 Barang Khas
Tehsil headquarters	Kalpa	2.5 km
District headquarters	Kinnaur	8.5 km
Nearest town	Shimla	114 km

Villages closest to Barang Khas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kalpa 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 Barang Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Barang Khas village had a population of 534. That makes it the 11th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 492 residents.

Barang Khas village has 255 males and 279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barang Khas has about 1094 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Barang Khas is 172107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barang Khas covers 93.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barang Khas falls under Kalpa tehsil of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Barang Khas notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barang Khas.

Barang Khas is about 8.5 km from Kinnaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barang Khas is in Kalpa tehsil of Kinnaur district. Kalpa is about 2.5 km away. Kinnaur is about 8.5 km away. Shimla is about 114 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.