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About Barara Village

Barara is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 467, made up of 250 males and 217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 172029
Area (hectares) 71 hectares
Population 467
Male Population 250
Female Population 217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barara compares

By the 2011 count Barara is the 21st largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 71 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Barara

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

Barara lies about 35 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 Barara
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain under 2 km
District headquarters Shimla 35 km

Villages closest to Barara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barara village had a population of 467. That makes it the 21st largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Barara village has 250 males and 217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barara has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Barara is 172029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barara covers 71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barara falls under Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Barara 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 <5 km distance for Barara.

Barara is about 35 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barara is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about under 2 km away. Shimla is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumharsain (under 2 km), Shanad (under 2 km) and Bai (under 2 km).

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

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