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About Baroa Village

Baroa is a small village in Baddi tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 52, made up of 29 males and 23 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 793 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baroa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baroa village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Baddi
Pincode 173233
Area (hectares) 24 hectares
Population 52
Male Population 29
Female Population 23
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 793
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baroa compares

By the 2011 count Baroa is the 144th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 332 residents. Its 24 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Baroa

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

Baroa lies about 43 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 12 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 Baroa
Nearest railway station Bharatgarh 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Baddi 16 km
District headquarters Solan 43 km

Villages closest to Baroa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baroa village had a population of 52. That makes it the 144th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 332 residents.

Baroa village has 29 males and 23 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baroa has about 793 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Baroa is 173233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baroa covers 24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baroa falls under Baddi tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baroa is Bharatgarh, about 12 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 Baroa.

Baroa is about 43 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baroa is in Baddi tehsil of Solan district. Bharatgarh is about 12 km away. Baddi is about 16 km away. Solan is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaindol (under 2 km), Jaman Ka Dohra (under 2 km) and Rugi Bhogpur (3.6 km).

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

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