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About Bara Village

Bara is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 23, made up of 13 males and 10 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 769 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174011
Area (hectares) 8.02 hectares
Population 23
Male Population 13
Female Population 10
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 769
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 Bara compares

By the 2011 count Bara is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 8.02 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Bara

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

Bara lies about 49 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Ghanauli, about 5.1 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 Bara
Nearest railway station Ghanauli 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 9.4 km
Nearest town Ropar 14 km
District headquarters Solan 49 km

Villages closest to Bara

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 Bara

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara village had a population of 23. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Bara village has 13 males and 10 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 769 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Bara is 174011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara covers 8.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bara is Ghanauli, about 5.1 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 Bara.

Bara is about 49 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Ghanauli is about 5.1 km away. Nalagarh is about 9.4 km away. Ropar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baraon Brahmna (under 2 km), Baraon Kanaitan (under 2 km) and Bara Basot (under 2 km).

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

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