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About Barui Village

Barui is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12, made up of 6 males and 6 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 12.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barui Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barui village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 12.97 hectares
Population 12
Male Population 6
Female Population 6
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barui compares

By the 2011 count Barui is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 12.97 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Barui

Barui is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barui as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Barui from other places

Barui lies about 18 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 Barui
Tehsil headquarters Theog 1.7 km
District headquarters Shimla 18 km

Villages closest to Barui

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 Barui

As per the Census of India 2011, Barui village had a population of 12. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Barui village has 6 males and 6 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barui has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

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

Barui covers 12.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Barui 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 <5 km distance for Barui.

Barui is about 18 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barui is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 1.7 km away. Shimla is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barugarbi (under 2 km), Barushargi (under 2 km) and Bajhowa (under 2 km).

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

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