About Brata Village

Brata is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 19, made up of 11 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 727 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Brata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Brata village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Nihri
Pincode	175038
Area (hectares)	4 hectares
Population	19
Male Population	11
Female Population	8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	727
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Brata compares

By the 2011 count Brata is the 163rd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 4 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Brata

Brata is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Brata as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Brata from other places

Brata lies about 20 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 45 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 Brata
Tehsil headquarters	Nihri	11 km
District headquarters	Mandi	20 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	45 km

Villages closest to Brata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Brata village had a population of 19. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Brata village has 11 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Brata has about 727 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Brata is 175038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Brata covers 4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Brata falls under Nihri tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Brata is Buffer Stop, about 45 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Brata.

Brata is about 20 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Brata is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Nihri is about 11 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Buffer Stop is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.