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About Bharapur Village

Bharapur is a mid sized village in Paonta Sahib tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,400, made up of 749 males and 651 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharapur village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Paonta Sahib
Pincode 173025
Area (hectares) 189 hectares
Population 1,400
Male Population 749
Female Population 651
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bharapur compares

By the 2011 count Bharapur is the 28th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 189 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Bharapur

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

Bharapur lies about 21 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Jagadhri Workshop, about 47 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 Bharapur
Tehsil headquarters Paonta Sahib 17 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 17 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 21 km
Nearest railway station Jagadhri Workshop 47 km

Villages closest to Bharapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paonta Sahib 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 Bharapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharapur village had a population of 1,400. That makes it the 28th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Bharapur village has 749 males and 651 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharapur has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Bharapur is 173025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharapur covers 189 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bharapur falls under Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bharapur is Jagadhri Workshop, about 47 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 Bharapur.

Bharapur is about 21 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharapur is in Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district. Paonta Sahib is about 17 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 17 km away. Sirmaur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampur Banjaran (2.5 km), Mahrar (2.6 km) and Sukh Chainpur (3.3 km).

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

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