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About Barthal Village

Barthal is a small village in Paonta Sahib tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 192, made up of 92 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,087 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barthal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barthal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Paonta Sahib
Pincode 173025
Area (hectares) 40 hectares
Population 192
Male Population 92
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,087
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barthal compares

By the 2011 count Barthal is the 129th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 40 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Barthal

Barthal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barthal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Barthal from other places

Barthal lies about 17 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Jagadhri Workshop, about 49 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 Barthal
Nearest town Nāhan 12 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Paonta Sahib 23 km
Nearest railway station Jagadhri Workshop 49 km

Villages closest to Barthal

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 Barthal

As per the Census of India 2011, Barthal village had a population of 192. That makes it the 129th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Barthal village has 92 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barthal has about 1087 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 915.

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

Barthal covers 40 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Barthal is Jagadhri Workshop, about 49 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Barthal.

Barthal is about 17 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barthal is in Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district. Nāhan is about 12 km away. Sirmaur is about 17 km away. Paonta Sahib is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mandhana (under 2 km), Swarah Landasi (1.7 km) and Janglot (1.7 km).

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

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