About Barag Village

Barag is a small village in Renuka tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 330, made up of 163 males and 167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barag village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Renuka
Pincode	173023
Area (hectares)	188 hectares
Population	330
Male Population	163
Female Population	167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,025
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barag compares

By the 2011 count Barag is the 55th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 640 residents. Its 188 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Barag

Barag is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barag as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Barag from other places

Barag lies about 4.7 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 43 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 Barag
Tehsil headquarters	Renuka	4.7 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	4.7 km
Nearest town	Nāhan	22 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	43 km

Villages closest to Barag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barag village had a population of 330. That makes it the 55th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 640 residents.

Barag village has 163 males and 167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barag has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Barag is 173023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barag covers 188 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barag falls under Renuka tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barag is Salogra, about 43 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 10+ km distance for Barag.

Barag is about 4.7 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barag is in Renuka tehsil of Sirmaur district. Renuka is about 4.7 km away. Sirmaur is about 4.7 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.