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About Barla Village

Barla is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 100, made up of 51 males and 49 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Krishangarh
Pincode 173206
Area (hectares) 38 hectares
Population 100
Male Population 51
Female Population 49
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
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 Barla compares

By the 2011 count Barla is the 77th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 38 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Barla

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

Barla lies about 9.4 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kandaghat, about 5.4 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 Barla
Nearest railway station Kandaghat 5.4 km
District headquarters Solan 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Krishangarh 12 km

Villages closest to Barla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barla village had a population of 100. That makes it the 77th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Barla village has 51 males and 49 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barla has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Barla is 173206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barla covers 38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barla falls under Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barla is Kandaghat, about 5.4 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 <5 km distance for Barla.

Barla is about 9.4 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barla is in Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Kandaghat is about 5.4 km away. Solan is about 9.4 km away. Krishangarh is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Bara Gaon (under 2 km), Jangal Baraghu (under 2 km) and Jatrog (1.6 km).

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

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