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About Baruha Village

Baruha is a mid sized village in Bangana tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 963, made up of 482 males and 481 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 418.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177039, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baruha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baruha village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Una
Tehsil Bangana
Pincode 177039
Area (hectares) 418.19 hectares
Population 963
Male Population 482
Female Population 481
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baruha compares

By the 2011 count Baruha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 241 residents. Its 418.19 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Baruha

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

Baruha lies about 17 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Churaru Takarla, about under 2 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 Baruha
Nearest railway station Churaru Takarla under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bangana 17 km
District headquarters Una 17 km
Nearest town Hoshiārpur 26 km

Villages closest to Baruha

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 Baruha

As per the Census of India 2011, Baruha village had a population of 963. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 241 residents.

Baruha village has 482 males and 481 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baruha has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Baruha is 177039. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baruha covers 418.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Baruha is Churaru Takarla, about under 2 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 Baruha.

Baruha is about 17 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baruha is in Bangana tehsil of Una district. Churaru Takarla is about under 2 km away. Bangana is about 17 km away. Una is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baruhi (under 2 km), Ambhera Dhiraj (1.7 km) and Ambhera Ramkishan (1.7 km).

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

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