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About Baral Village

Baral is a small village in Dharmpur tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 478, made up of 228 males and 250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,096 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baral Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baral village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Dharmpur
Pincode 175040
Area (hectares) 98.05 hectares
Population 478
Male Population 228
Female Population 250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,096
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baral compares

By the 2011 count Baral is the 23rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 98.05 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1126.

Getting to Baral

Baral is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baral as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Baral from other places

Baral lies about 100 km from Mandi. 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 Baral
Tehsil headquarters Dharmpur 31 km
Nearest town Shimla 41 km
District headquarters Mandi 100 km

Villages closest to Baral

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baral village had a population of 478. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Baral village has 228 males and 250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baral has about 1096 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1126.

The pincode recorded for Baral is 175040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baral covers 98.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baral falls under Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Baral 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 <5 km distance for Baral.

Baral is about 100 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baral is in Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district. Dharmpur is about 31 km away. Shimla is about 41 km away. Mandi is about 100 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sihan (3.9 km), Chanauta (7.7 km) and Chalaila (12 km).

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

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