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About Bareth Village

Bareth is a small village in Kotdwara tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 303, made up of 134 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,261 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bareth Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bareth village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Kotdwara
Pincode 246144
Area (hectares) 265.48 hectares
Population 303
Male Population 134
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,261
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bareth compares

By the 2011 count Bareth is the 80th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 396 residents. Its 265.48 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1139.

Getting to Bareth

Bareth is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bareth as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Bareth from other places

Bareth lies about 28 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 17 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
Nearest town Rishīkesh 17 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 17 km
District headquarters Garhwal 28 km

Villages closest to Bareth

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kotdwara 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 303. That makes it the 80th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 396 residents.

Bareth village has 134 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bareth has about 1261 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1139.

The pincode recorded for Bareth is 246144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bareth covers 265.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bareth falls under Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bareth is Rishikesh, about 17 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 10+ km distance for Bareth.

Bareth is about 28 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bareth is in Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district. Rishīkesh is about 17 km away. Rishikesh is about 17 km away. Garhwal is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aeta (Atta) (2.6 km), Sailani (5.3 km) and Bankandi (7.0 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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