About Baraikar Village

Baraikar is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 37, made up of 19 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baraikar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baraikar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Karsog
Pincode	171301
Area (hectares)	80.26 hectares
Population	37
Male Population	19
Female Population	18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baraikar compares

By the 2011 count Baraikar is the 340th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 80.26 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Baraikar

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

Baraikar lies about 54 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, 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 Baraikar
Tehsil headquarters	Karsog	16 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	16 km
Nearest town	Shimla	17 km
District headquarters	Mandi	54 km

Villages closest to Baraikar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baraikar village had a population of 37. That makes it the 340th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Baraikar village has 19 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraikar has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Baraikar is 171301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baraikar covers 80.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baraikar falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baraikar is Summer Hill, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Baraikar.

Baraikar is about 54 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baraikar is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 16 km away. Summer Hill is about 16 km away. Shimla is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.