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About Barot Village

Barot is a mid sized village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 659, made up of 329 males and 330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barot village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Padhar
Pincode 176122
Area (hectares) 86.66 hectares
Population 659
Male Population 329
Female Population 330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barot compares

By the 2011 count Barot is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 86.66 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Barot

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

Barot lies about 23 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 37 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 Barot
Nearest town Sundarnagar 14 km
District headquarters Mandi 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Padhar 30 km
Nearest railway station Olinda 37 km

Villages closest to Barot

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.

Common questions about Barot

As per the Census of India 2011, Barot village had a population of 659. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Barot village has 329 males and 330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barot has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Barot is 176122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barot covers 86.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barot falls under Padhar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barot is Olinda, about 37 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 Barot.

Barot is about 23 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barot is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 14 km away. Mandi is about 23 km away. Padhar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mathi Bajgan (2.7 km), Kasambal (7.2 km) and Kasher (7.2 km).

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

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