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About Baral Village

Baral is a small village in Bangana tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 387, made up of 202 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baral Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baral village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Una
Tehsil Bangana
Pincode 177032
Area (hectares) 178.85 hectares
Population 387
Male Population 202
Female Population 185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baral compares

By the 2011 count Baral is the 55th largest of the 300 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 241 residents. Its 178.85 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, well below the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Baral

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

Baral lies about 39 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 26 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 Baral
Tehsil headquarters Bangana 22 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 26 km
District headquarters Una 39 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 46 km

Villages closest to Baral

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baral village had a population of 387. That makes it the 55th largest of the 300 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 241 residents.

Baral village has 202 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baral has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Baral is 177032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baral covers 178.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baral falls under Bangana tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baral is Jawalamukhi Road, about 26 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 Baral.

Baral is about 39 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baral is in Bangana tehsil of Una district. Bangana is about 22 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 26 km away. Una is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhagrot (1.7 km), Beri (1.8 km) and Badaur (2.2 km).

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

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