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About Bareth Village

Bareth is a small village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 294, made up of 135 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,178 females per 1000 males. The village covers 360.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bareth Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bareth village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Gairsain
Pincode 246440
Area (hectares) 360.99 hectares
Population 294
Male Population 135
Female Population 159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,178
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bareth compares

By the 2011 count Bareth is the 82nd largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 360.99 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Bareth

Bareth is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bareth as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Bareth from other places

Bareth lies about 32 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 78 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 Bareth
Tehsil headquarters Gairsain 15 km
District headquarters Chamoli 32 km
Nearest town Pauri 38 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 78 km

Villages closest to Bareth

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bareth village had a population of 294. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Bareth village has 135 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bareth has about 1178 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1219.

The pincode recorded for Bareth is 246440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bareth covers 360.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bareth falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bareth is Kotdwara, about 78 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bareth.

Bareth is about 32 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bareth is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 15 km away. Chamoli is about 32 km away. Pauri is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malgur (1.8 km), Agar Laga Gawali (2.0 km) and Bhatmwali (2.0 km).

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

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