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About Bairchha Village

Bairchha is a mid sized village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 730, made up of 371 males and 359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bairchha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bairchha village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 263.03 hectares
Population 730
Male Population 371
Female Population 359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bairchha compares

By the 2011 count Bairchha is the 37th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 263.03 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Bairchha

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

Bairchha lies about 54 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 7.3 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 Bairchha
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 17 km
Nearest town Ropar 26 km
District headquarters Solan 54 km

Villages closest to Bairchha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bairchha village had a population of 730. That makes it the 37th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Bairchha village has 371 males and 359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bairchha has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Bairchha is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bairchha covers 263.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bairchha falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bairchha is Kiratpur Sahib, about 7.3 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 Bairchha.

Bairchha is about 54 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bairchha is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 7.3 km away. Nalagarh is about 17 km away. Ropar 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 Nangal Dhakka (under 2 km), Khanoa (under 2 km) and Mastanpur (under 2 km).

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

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