About Barach Village

Barach is a small village in Nankhari tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 109, made up of 55 males and 54 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barach Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barach village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Nankhari
Pincode	172001
Area (hectares)	77 hectares
Population	109
Male Population	55
Female Population	54
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barach compares

By the 2011 count Barach is the 71st largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 77 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Barach

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

Barach lies about 48 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 Barach
Tehsil headquarters	Nankhari	7.1 km
District headquarters	Shimla	48 km

Villages closest to Barach

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barach village had a population of 109. That makes it the 71st largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Barach village has 55 males and 54 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barach has about 982 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 977.

The pincode recorded for Barach is 172001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barach covers 77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barach falls under Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Barach 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 village for Barach.

Barach is about 48 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barach is in Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district. Nankhari is about 7.1 km away. Shimla is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.