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About Baral Village

Baral is a small village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 170, made up of 82 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baral Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baral village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sundarnagar
Pincode 175001
Area (hectares) 19 hectares
Population 170
Male Population 82
Female Population 88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baral compares

By the 2011 count Baral is the 124th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 19 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Baral

Baral is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baral as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Baral from other places

Baral lies about 29 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 36 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 Baral
Tehsil headquarters Sundarnagar 13 km
District headquarters Mandi 29 km
Nearest railway station Olinda 36 km

Villages closest to Baral

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 Baral

As per the Census of India 2011, Baral village had a population of 170. That makes it the 124th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Baral village has 82 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baral has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

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

Baral covers 19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Baral is Olinda, about 36 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Baral.

Baral is about 29 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baral is in Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 13 km away. Mandi is about 29 km away. Olinda 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 Chanol (under 2 km), Manjkhetar (1.5 km) and Nalag (2.5 km).

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

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