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About Bari Village

Bari is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16, made up of 8 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 173215
Area (hectares) 4 hectares
Population 16
Male Population 8
Female Population 8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bari compares

By the 2011 count Bari is the 481st largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 4 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Bari

Bari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bari as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bari from other places

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

Villages closest to Bari

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 Bari

As per the Census of India 2011, Bari village had a population of 16. That makes it the 481st largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Bari village has 8 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bari has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Bari is 173215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bari covers 4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bari 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 - 10 km distance for Bari.

Bari 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.

Bari 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 Barhai (under 2 km).

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

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