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About Barandli Village

Barandli is a small village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 455, made up of 220 males and 235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 293.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barandli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barandli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rampur
Pincode 172022
Area (hectares) 293.5 hectares
Population 455
Male Population 220
Female Population 235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barandli compares

By the 2011 count Barandli is the 51st largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 293.5 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 962.

Getting to Barandli

Barandli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barandli as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Barandli from other places

Barandli lies about 58 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 Barandli
Tehsil headquarters Rampur 15 km
District headquarters Shimla 58 km

Villages closest to Barandli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barandli village had a population of 455. That makes it the 51st largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Barandli village has 220 males and 235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barandli has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Barandli is 172022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barandli covers 293.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barandli falls under Rampur tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Barandli notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Barandli.

Barandli is about 58 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barandli is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 15 km away. Shimla is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karsholi (under 2 km), Mandhog (1.7 km) and Jarasi (2.1 km).

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

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