About Baraila Village

Baraila is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 80, made up of 42 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baraila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baraila village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Nerua
Pincode	173210
Area (hectares)	27 hectares
Population	80
Male Population	42
Female Population	38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	905
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baraila compares

By the 2011 count Baraila is the 147th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 27 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Baraila

Baraila is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baraila as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Baraila from other places

Baraila lies about 51 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 48 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 Baraila
Tehsil headquarters	Nerua	20 km
Nearest town	Nāhan	48 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	48 km
District headquarters	Shimla	51 km

Villages closest to Baraila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baraila village had a population of 80. That makes it the 147th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Baraila village has 42 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraila has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Baraila is 173210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baraila covers 27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baraila falls under Nerua tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baraila is Salogra, about 48 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Baraila.

Baraila is about 51 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baraila is in Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. Nerua is about 20 km away. Nāhan is about 48 km away. Salogra is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.