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About Barotiwala Village

Barotiwala is a mid sized village in Baddi tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,743, made up of 986 males and 757 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 768 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barotiwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barotiwala village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Baddi
Pincode 173233
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 1,743
Male Population 986
Female Population 757
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 768
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barotiwala compares

By the 2011 count Barotiwala is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 332 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Barotiwala

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

Barotiwala lies about 26 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kalka, 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 Barotiwala
Tehsil headquarters Baddi 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Kalka 12 km
District headquarters Solan 26 km

Villages closest to Barotiwala

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 Barotiwala

As per the Census of India 2011, Barotiwala village had a population of 1,743. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 332 residents.

Barotiwala village has 986 males and 757 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barotiwala has about 768 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 Barotiwala is 173233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barotiwala covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Barotiwala is Kalka, 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 Barotiwala.

Barotiwala is about 26 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barotiwala is in Baddi tehsil of Solan district. Baddi is about 7.4 km away. Kalka is about 12 km away. Solan is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bather (under 2 km), Buranwala (under 2 km) and Joharanpur (2.0 km).

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

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