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About Barhai Village

Barhai is a mid sized village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 642, made up of 346 males and 296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171010, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barhai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhai village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171010
Area (hectares) 72.73 hectares
Population 642
Male Population 346
Female Population 296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barhai compares

By the 2011 count Barhai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 72.73 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Barhai

Barhai is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Barhai 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barhai from other places

Barhai lies about 8.9 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 6.8 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 Barhai
Nearest railway station Jutogh 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 8.9 km
District headquarters Shimla 8.9 km

Villages closest to Barhai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Barhai

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhai village had a population of 642. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Barhai village has 346 males and 296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhai has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Barhai is 171010. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barhai covers 72.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barhai falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barhai is Jutogh, about 6.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Barhai is about 8.9 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barhai is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 6.8 km away. Shimla Rural is about 8.9 km away. Shimla is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arakshit Ban Bareli (under 2 km), Barah (under 2 km) and Barhawan (under 2 km).

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

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