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About Baram Village

Baram is a mid sized village in Dharchula tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,043, made up of 561 males and 482 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262544, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baram village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Dharchula
Pincode 262544
Area (hectares) 116.06 hectares
Population 1,043
Male Population 561
Female Population 482
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 859
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 Baram compares

By the 2011 count Baram is the 16th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 826 residents. Its 116.06 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Baram

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

Baram lies about 33 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 90 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 Baram
Tehsil headquarters Dharchula 16 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 33 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 33 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 90 km

Villages closest to Baram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baram village had a population of 1,043. That makes it the 16th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 826 residents.

Baram village has 561 males and 482 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baram has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Baram is 262544. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baram covers 116.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baram falls under Dharchula tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Baram is Tanakpur, about 90 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 Baram.

Baram is about 33 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baram is in Dharchula tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Dharchula is about 16 km away. Pithoragarh is about 33 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Himkhola (4.6 km), Kimkhola (4.6 km) and Lum (5.6 km).

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

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