About Barakwali Village

Barakwali is a small village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 185, made up of 94 males and 91 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barakwali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barakwali village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Thunag
Pincode	175054
Area (hectares)	76.21 hectares
Population	185
Male Population	94
Female Population	91
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barakwali compares

By the 2011 count Barakwali is the 101st largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 76.21 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Barakwali

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

Barakwali 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 Barakwali
Tehsil headquarters	Thunag	13 km
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	35 km
District headquarters	Mandi	41 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	43 km

Villages closest to Barakwali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barakwali village had a population of 185. That makes it the 101st largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Barakwali village has 94 males and 91 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barakwali has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Barakwali is 175054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barakwali covers 76.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barakwali falls under Thunag tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barakwali 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 5 - 10 km distance for Barakwali.

Barakwali 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.

Barakwali is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Thunag is about 13 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.