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About Baraur Village

Baraur is a small village in Udaipur tehsil, in the district of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 113, made up of 55 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baraur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baraur village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil Udaipur
Pincode 175142
Area (hectares) 49.51 hectares
Population 113
Male Population 55
Female Population 58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baraur compares

By the 2011 count Baraur is the 25th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 135 residents. Its 49.51 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Baraur

Baraur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Baraur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Baraur from other places

Baraur lies about 60 km from Lahul and Spiti, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 72 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 Baraur
Tehsil headquarters Udaipur 20 km
Nearest town Chamba 38 km
District headquarters Lahul and Spiti 60 km
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 72 km

Villages closest to Baraur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baraur village had a population of 113. That makes it the 25th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 135 residents.

Baraur village has 55 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraur has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Baraur is 175142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baraur covers 49.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baraur falls under Udaipur tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baraur is Chamunda Marg, about 72 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Baraur.

Baraur is about 60 km from Lahul and Spiti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baraur is in Udaipur tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. Udaipur is about 20 km away. Chamba is about 38 km away. Lahul and Spiti is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tindi (under 2 km), Bhujund (under 2 km) and D P F Bhujund (under 2 km).

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

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