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About Baran Kalan Village

Baran Kalan is a small village in Kasauli tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 37, made up of 19 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baran Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baran Kalan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kasauli
Pincode 173229
Area (hectares) 17 hectares
Population 37
Male Population 19
Female Population 18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baran Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Baran Kalan is the 206th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 208 residents. Its 17 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Baran Kalan

Baran Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baran Kalan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Baran Kalan from other places

Baran Kalan 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 Baran Kalan
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 Baran Kalan

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 Baran Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Baran Kalan village had a population of 37. That makes it the 206th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 208 residents.

Baran Kalan village has 19 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baran Kalan has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Baran Kalan is 173229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baran Kalan covers 17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baran Kalan falls under Kasauli tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baran Kalan is Kalka, about 3.4 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 10+ km distance for Baran Kalan.

Baran Kalan 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.

Baran Kalan 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 Barad (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 Baran Kalan today is likely to be higher.

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