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About Baryo Village

Baryo is a small village in Lahul tehsil, in the district of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 23, made up of 13 males and 10 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 769 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baryo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baryo village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil Lahul
Pincode 175132
Area (hectares) 1.62 hectares
Population 23
Male Population 13
Female Population 10
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 769
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baryo compares

By the 2011 count Baryo is the 92nd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 78 residents. Its 1.62 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Baryo

Baryo is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baryo as Available within <5 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 Baryo from other places

Baryo lies about 96 km from Lahul and Spiti, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 16 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 Baryo
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Lahul 21 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 32 km
District headquarters Lahul and Spiti 96 km

Villages closest to Baryo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baryo village had a population of 23. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 78 residents.

Baryo village has 13 males and 10 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baryo has about 769 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Baryo is 175132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baryo covers 1.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Baryo is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 16 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Baryo.

Baryo is about 96 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.

Baryo is in Lahul tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 16 km away. Lahul is about 21 km away. Dharamsala is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bar (under 2 km), Bargul (under 2 km) and Barnam (under 2 km).

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

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