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About Baroh Village

Baroh is a mid sized village in Amb tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,763, made up of 867 males and 896 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 373 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baroh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baroh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Una
Tehsil Amb
Pincode 177201
Area (hectares) 373 hectares
Population 1,763
Male Population 867
Female Population 896
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baroh compares

By the 2011 count Baroh is the 16th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 373 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Baroh

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

Baroh lies about 42 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Daulatpur Chowk, about 3.0 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 Baroh
Nearest railway station Daulatpur Chowk 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Amb 13 km
Nearest town Talwāra 22 km
District headquarters Una 42 km

Villages closest to Baroh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baroh village had a population of 1,763. That makes it the 16th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Baroh village has 867 males and 896 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baroh has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Baroh is 177201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baroh covers 373 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baroh falls under Amb tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baroh is Daulatpur Chowk, about 3.0 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 Baroh.

Baroh is about 42 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baroh is in Amb tehsil of Una district. Daulatpur Chowk is about 3.0 km away. Amb is about 13 km away. Talwāra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fatehpur (1.5 km), Dangoh Khurd (2.0 km) and Tud Khari (2.4 km).

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

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