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About Baret Village

Baret is a small village in Garud tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 170, made up of 77 males and 93 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,208 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263641, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baret Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baret village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Garud
Pincode 263641
Area (hectares) 25.1 hectares
Population 170
Male Population 77
Female Population 93
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,208
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 Baret compares

By the 2011 count Baret is the 128th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 25.1 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1174.

Getting to Baret

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

Baret lies about 1.5 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 66 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 Baret
Tehsil headquarters Garud 1.5 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 1.5 km
Nearest town Almora 27 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 66 km

Villages closest to Baret

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baret village had a population of 170. That makes it the 128th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Baret village has 77 males and 93 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baret has about 1208 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1174.

The pincode recorded for Baret is 263641. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baret covers 25.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baret falls under Garud tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Baret is Kathgodam, about 66 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 Baret.

Baret is about 1.5 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baret is in Garud tehsil of Bageshwar district. Garud is about 1.5 km away. Bageshwar is about 1.5 km away. Almora is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Borgaon (under 2 km), Ratora (3.4 km) and Charan Gunth (4.4 km).

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

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