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About Barail Village

Barail is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 70, made up of 31 males and 39 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,258 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barail village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 38.15 hectares
Population 70
Male Population 31
Female Population 39
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,258
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barail compares

By the 2011 count Barail is the 321st largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 38.15 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 990.

Getting to Barail

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

How far is Barail from other places

Barail lies about 41 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 Barail
Tehsil headquarters Theog 25 km
District headquarters Shimla 41 km

Villages closest to Barail

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barail village had a population of 70. That makes it the 321st largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Barail village has 31 males and 39 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barail has about 1258 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Barail is 171201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barail covers 38.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barail falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

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

Barail is about 41 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barail is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 25 km away. Shimla is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahraug (5.4 km), Jangal Chadaha (7.2 km) and Jangal Sujna (7.5 km).

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

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