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About Barman Village

Barman is a small village in Nahan tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 309, made up of 154 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barman Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barman village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Nahan
Pincode 173001
Area (hectares) 116 hectares
Population 309
Male Population 154
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barman compares

By the 2011 count Barman is the 54th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 404 residents. Its 116 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Barman

The census records public bus service for Barman as Available within 10+ 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barman from other places

Barman lies about 14 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 38 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 Barman
Tehsil headquarters Nahan 6.3 km
Nearest town Nāhan 6.3 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 14 km
Nearest railway station Barog 38 km

Villages closest to Barman

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barman village had a population of 309. That makes it the 54th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 404 residents.

Barman village has 154 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barman has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Barman is 173001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barman covers 116 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barman falls under Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barman is Barog, about 38 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barman.

Barman is about 14 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barman is in Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district. Nahan is about 6.3 km away. Nāhan is about 6.3 km away. Sirmaur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barman Papri (under 2 km), Satna (under 2 km) and Dathnog (under 2 km).

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

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