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About Barah Village

Barah is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 309, made up of 170 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 818 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barah village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171012
Area (hectares) 68.47 hectares
Population 309
Male Population 170
Female Population 139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 818
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barah compares

By the 2011 count Barah is the 55th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 68.47 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Barah

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

Barah 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 Barah
Nearest railway station Jutogh 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 8.9 km
District headquarters Shimla 8.9 km

Villages closest to Barah

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 Barah

As per the Census of India 2011, Barah village had a population of 309. That makes it the 55th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Barah village has 170 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barah has about 818 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 Barah is 171012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barah covers 68.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Barah is Jutogh, about 6.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Barah 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.

Barah 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), Barhai (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 Barah today is likely to be higher.

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