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About Baru Village

Baru is a small village in Pachhad tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 210, made up of 113 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baru village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Pachhad
Pincode 173024
Area (hectares) 200 hectares
Population 210
Male Population 113
Female Population 97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
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 Baru compares

By the 2011 count Baru is the 87th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 206 residents. Its 200 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Baru

Baru is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baru 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 Baru from other places

Baru lies about 12 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 51 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 Baru
Tehsil headquarters Pachhad 12 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 12 km
Nearest town Nāhan 22 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 51 km

Villages closest to Baru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baru village had a population of 210. That makes it the 87th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 206 residents.

Baru village has 113 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baru has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Baru is 173024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baru covers 200 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baru falls under Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baru is Salogra, about 51 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Baru.

Baru is about 12 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baru is in Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district. Pachhad is about 12 km away. Sirmaur is about 12 km away. Nāhan is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Cheula Bohal (1.7 km), Bahanar (1.9 km) and Unar Kanyana (1.9 km).

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

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