About Bara Gaon Village

Bara Gaon is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 277, made up of 144 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Gaon village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Padhar
Pincode	175001
Area (hectares)	171 hectares
Population	277
Male Population	144
Female Population	133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Bara Gaon is the 67th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 171 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 993.

Getting to Bara Gaon

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

Bara Gaon lies about 41 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 43 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 Bara Gaon
Tehsil headquarters	Padhar	26 km
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	35 km
District headquarters	Mandi	41 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	43 km

Villages closest to Bara Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Padhar 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 Bara Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Gaon village had a population of 277. That makes it the 67th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Bara Gaon village has 144 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Gaon has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Bara Gaon is 175001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Gaon covers 171 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bara Gaon falls under Padhar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bara Gaon is Summer Hill, about 43 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 10+ km distance for Bara Gaon.

Bara Gaon is about 41 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Gaon is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Padhar is about 26 km away. Sundarnagar is about 35 km away. Mandi is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.