About Baramu Village

Baramu is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 265, made up of 132 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baramu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baramu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Kotkhai
Pincode	171202
Area (hectares)	100 hectares
Population	265
Male Population	132
Female Population	133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,008
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baramu compares

By the 2011 count Baramu is the 43rd largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 100 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Baramu

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

Baramu lies about 32 km from Shimla. 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 Baramu
Tehsil headquarters	Kotkhai	4.5 km
District headquarters	Shimla	32 km

Villages closest to Baramu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baramu village had a population of 265. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Baramu village has 132 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baramu has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Baramu is 171202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baramu covers 100 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baramu falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Baramu notes the nearest railway station 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 Baramu.

Baramu is about 32 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baramu is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 4.5 km away. Shimla is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.