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About Baira Village

Baira is a small village in Bhadrota tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 321, made up of 156 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175049, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baira village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Bhadrota
Pincode 175049
Area (hectares) 67.43 hectares
Population 321
Male Population 156
Female Population 165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baira compares

By the 2011 count Baira is the 25th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 234 residents. Its 67.43 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Baira

Baira is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baira 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 Baira from other places

Baira lies about 6.2 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 39 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 Baira
District headquarters Mandi 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhadrota 13 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 39 km

Villages closest to Baira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baira village had a population of 321. That makes it the 25th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 234 residents.

Baira village has 156 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baira has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Baira is 175049. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baira covers 67.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baira falls under Bhadrota tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baira is Buffer Stop, about 39 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Baira.

Baira is about 6.2 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baira is in Bhadrota tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 6.2 km away. Bhadrota is about 13 km away. Buffer Stop is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salyani (8.1 km), Khadohar (10 km) and Sandoh (10 km).

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

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