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About Baruwala Village

Baruwala is a small village in Baddi tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11, made up of 7 males and 4 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 571 females per 1000 males. The village covers 9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baruwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baruwala village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Baddi
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 9 hectares
Population 11
Male Population 7
Female Population 4
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 571
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 Baruwala compares

By the 2011 count Baruwala is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 332 residents. Its 9 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 896.

Getting to Baruwala

Baruwala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baruwala 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 Baruwala from other places

Baruwala lies about 59 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 2.9 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 Baruwala
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 2.9 km
Nearest town Ropar 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Baddi 33 km
District headquarters Solan 59 km

Villages closest to Baruwala

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 Baruwala

As per the Census of India 2011, Baruwala village had a population of 11. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 332 residents.

Baruwala village has 7 males and 4 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baruwala has about 571 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 Baruwala is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baruwala covers 9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Baruwala is Kiratpur Sahib, about 2.9 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 Baruwala.

Baruwala is about 59 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baruwala is in Baddi tehsil of Solan district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 2.9 km away. Ropar is about 26 km away. Baddi is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basi (6.5 km), Balmu (7.3 km) and Balyana (7.3 km).

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

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