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About Barto Village

Barto is a small village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 423, made up of 211 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barto Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barto village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sundarnagar
Pincode 174401
Area (hectares) 69.79 hectares
Population 423
Male Population 211
Female Population 212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barto compares

By the 2011 count Barto is the 60th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 69.79 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Barto

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

Barto lies about 36 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 33 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 Barto
Tehsil headquarters Sundarnagar 18 km
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 33 km
District headquarters Mandi 36 km

Villages closest to Barto

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barto village had a population of 423. That makes it the 60th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Barto village has 211 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barto has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Barto is 174401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barto covers 69.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barto falls under Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barto is Kiratpur Sahib, about 33 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 Barto.

Barto is about 36 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barto is in Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 18 km away. Kiratpur Sahib is about 33 km away. Mandi is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bobar (under 2 km), Dehar (3.0 km) and Nichla Nehandal (3.3 km).

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

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