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About Barath Village

Barath is a small village in Satpuli tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 198, made up of 88 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,250 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barath Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barath village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Satpuli
Pincode 246172
Area (hectares) 217.72 hectares
Population 198
Male Population 88
Female Population 110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,250
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barath compares

By the 2011 count Barath is the 40th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 132 residents. Its 217.72 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1227.

Getting to Barath

Barath is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barath as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Barath from other places

Barath lies about 37 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 46 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 Barath
Tehsil headquarters Satpuli 29 km
District headquarters Garhwal 37 km
Nearest town Pauri 42 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 46 km

Villages closest to Barath

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barath village had a population of 198. That makes it the 40th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 132 residents.

Barath village has 88 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barath has about 1250 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1227.

The pincode recorded for Barath is 246172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barath covers 217.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barath falls under Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Barath is Kotdwara, about 46 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barath.

Barath is about 37 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barath is in Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district. Satpuli is about 29 km away. Garhwal is about 37 km away. Pauri is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gwen Bara (under 2 km), Kabara Akara (under 2 km) and Kabarasakara (under 2 km).

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

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