About Barmal Village

Barmal is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 193, made up of 99 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barmal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barmal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Arki
Pincode	173221
Area (hectares)	44 hectares
Population	193
Male Population	99
Female Population	94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barmal compares

By the 2011 count Barmal is the 88th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 44 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Barmal

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

Barmal lies about 28 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 6.8 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 Barmal
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	6.8 km
Nearest town	Shimla	8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arki	13 km
District headquarters	Solan	28 km

Villages closest to Barmal

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.

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Common questions about Barmal

As per the Census of India 2011, Barmal village had a population of 193. That makes it the 88th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Barmal village has 99 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barmal has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Barmal is 173221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barmal covers 44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barmal falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barmal is Jutogh, about 6.8 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 Barmal.

Barmal is about 28 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barmal is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Jutogh is about 6.8 km away. Shimla is about 8.9 km away. Arki is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.