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About Bara Ghat Village

Bara Ghat is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12, made up of 8 males and 4 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Ghat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Ghat village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 7 hectares
Population 12
Male Population 8
Female Population 4
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 500
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Ghat compares

By the 2011 count Bara Ghat is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 7 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 1020.

Getting to Bara Ghat

Bara Ghat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bara Ghat as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bara Ghat from other places

Bara Ghat lies about 45 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 14 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 Bara Ghat
Nearest railway station Bharatgarh 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Arki 22 km
Nearest town Baddi 22 km
District headquarters Solan 45 km

Villages closest to Bara Ghat

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arki 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 Bara Ghat

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Ghat village had a population of 12. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Bara Ghat village has 8 males and 4 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Ghat has about 500 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Bara Ghat is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Ghat covers 7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bara Ghat falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bara Ghat is Bharatgarh, about 14 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bara Ghat.

Bara Ghat is about 45 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Ghat is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Bharatgarh is about 14 km away. Arki is about 22 km away. Baddi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Bara Ghat (under 2 km), Bahwan (under 2 km) and Dol (2.4 km).

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

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