About Baraila Village

Baraila is a small village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 385, made up of 203 males and 182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 669 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baraila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baraila village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Rajgarh
Pincode	173101
Area (hectares)	669 hectares
Population	385
Male Population	203
Female Population	182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	897
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baraila compares

By the 2011 count Baraila is the 42nd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 328 residents. Its 669 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 946.

Getting to Baraila

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

Baraila lies about 20 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 24 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 Baraila
Tehsil headquarters	Rajgarh	6.5 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	20 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	24 km
Nearest town	Solan	25 km

Villages closest to Baraila

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

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Common questions about Baraila

As per the Census of India 2011, Baraila village had a population of 385. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 328 residents.

Baraila village has 203 males and 182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraila has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Baraila is 173101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baraila covers 669 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baraila falls under Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baraila is Salogra, about 24 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 Baraila.

Baraila is about 20 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baraila is in Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district. Rajgarh is about 6.5 km away. Sirmaur is about 20 km away. Salogra is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.