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About Barori Village

Barori is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 66, made up of 32 males and 34 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barori village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 172027
Area (hectares) 49.34 hectares
Population 66
Male Population 32
Female Population 34
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barori compares

By the 2011 count Barori is the 144th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 49.34 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Barori

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

Barori lies about 28 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 Barori
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain 8.8 km
District headquarters Shimla 28 km

Villages closest to Barori

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 Barori

As per the Census of India 2011, Barori village had a population of 66. That makes it the 144th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Barori village has 32 males and 34 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barori has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Barori is 172027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barori covers 49.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Barori 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 Barori.

Barori is about 28 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barori is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 8.8 km away. Shimla is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanda (under 2 km), Majrog (under 2 km) and Kholwi (under 2 km).

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

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