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About Barar Village

Barar is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 198, made up of 102 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262531, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 262531
Area (hectares) 138.14 hectares
Population 198
Male Population 102
Female Population 96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
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 Barar compares

By the 2011 count Barar is the 84th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 138.14 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Barar

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

Barar lies about 39 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 97 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 Barar
Tehsil headquarters Berinag 23 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 39 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 39 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 97 km

Villages closest to Barar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barar village had a population of 198. That makes it the 84th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Barar village has 102 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barar has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Barar is 262531. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barar covers 138.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barar falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Barar is Tanakpur, about 97 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 Barar.

Barar is about 39 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barar is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Berinag is about 23 km away. Pithoragarh is about 39 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chama (5.1 km), Chami Khet (7.3 km) and Badet Talla Senigaon (7.6 km).

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

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