About Baro Village

Baro is a small village in Nichar tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 149, made up of 72 males and 77 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baro Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baro village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kinnaur
Tehsil	Nichar
Pincode	172115
Area (hectares)	166.36 hectares
Population	149
Male Population	72
Female Population	77
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,069
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baro compares

By the 2011 count Baro is the 52nd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 326 residents. Its 166.36 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Baro

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

How far is Baro from other places

Baro lies about 30 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 Baro
Tehsil headquarters	Nichar	30 km
District headquarters	Kinnaur	30 km
Nearest town	Shimla	147 km

Villages closest to Baro

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baro village had a population of 149. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 326 residents.

Baro village has 72 males and 77 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baro has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Baro is 172115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baro covers 166.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baro falls under Nichar tehsil of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

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

Baro is about 30 km from Kinnaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baro is in Nichar tehsil of Kinnaur district. Nichar is about 30 km away. Kinnaur is about 30 km away. Shimla is about 147 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.