About Berara Village

Berara is a mid sized village in Rohru tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 620, made up of 314 males and 306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171200, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Berara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Berara village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Rohru
Pincode	171200
Area (hectares)	197.16 hectares
Population	620
Male Population	314
Female Population	306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	975
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Berara compares

By the 2011 count Berara is the 25th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 197.16 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Berara

Berara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Berara 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Berara from other places

Berara lies about 54 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 Berara
Tehsil headquarters	Rohru	2.9 km
District headquarters	Shimla	54 km

Villages closest to Berara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Berara village had a population of 620. That makes it the 25th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Berara village has 314 males and 306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Berara has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Berara is 171200. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Berara covers 197.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Berara falls under Rohru tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Berara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Berara.

Berara is about 54 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Berara is in Rohru tehsil of Shimla district. Rohru is about 2.9 km away. Shimla is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.