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About Barad Village

Barad is a small village in Kasauli tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 74, made up of 36 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barad village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kasauli
Pincode 173209
Area (hectares) 26.62 hectares
Population 74
Male Population 36
Female Population 38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barad compares

By the 2011 count Barad is the 160th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 208 residents. Its 26.62 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Barad

The census records public bus service for Barad 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barad from other places

Barad lies about 19 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kalka, about 3.4 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 Barad
Nearest railway station Kalka 3.4 km
Nearest town Kālka 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Kasauli 5.7 km
District headquarters Solan 19 km

Villages closest to Barad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barad village had a population of 74. That makes it the 160th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 208 residents.

Barad village has 36 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barad has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Barad is 173209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barad covers 26.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barad falls under Kasauli tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barad is Kalka, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Barad.

Barad is about 19 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barad is in Kasauli tehsil of Solan district. Kalka is about 3.4 km away. Kālka is about 3.8 km away. Kasauli is about 5.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baran Kalan (under 2 km), Daula Kalan (1.7 km) and Daula Khurd (1.7 km).

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

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