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About Bharut Village

Bharut is a small village in Pachhad tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 458, made up of 246 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharut Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharut village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Pachhad
Pincode 173024
Area (hectares) 96 hectares
Population 458
Male Population 246
Female Population 212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bharut compares

By the 2011 count Bharut is the 17th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 206 residents. Its 96 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Bharut

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

Bharut lies about 32 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 54 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 Bharut
Tehsil headquarters Pachhad 32 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 32 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 49 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 54 km

Villages closest to Bharut

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 Bharut

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharut village had a population of 458. That makes it the 17th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 206 residents.

Bharut village has 246 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharut has about 862 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 Bharut is 173024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharut covers 96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bharut is Salogra, about 54 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bharut.

Bharut is about 32 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharut is in Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district. Pachhad is about 32 km away. Sirmaur is about 32 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaghar Pawri (under 2 km), Kathiar Jhadhola (under 2 km) and Mehal Prit Nagar (under 2 km).

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

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