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About Baret Village

Baret is a small village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 101, made up of 40 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,525 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baret Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baret village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 262552
Area (hectares) 97.67 hectares
Population 101
Male Population 40
Female Population 61
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,525
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 Baret compares

By the 2011 count Baret is the 225th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 97.67 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 1103.

Getting to Baret

Baret is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Baret 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 Baret from other places

Baret lies about 51 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, 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 Baret
Tehsil headquarters Didihat 18 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 51 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 51 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 90 km

Villages closest to Baret

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baret village had a population of 101. That makes it the 225th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Baret village has 40 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baret has about 1525 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1103.

The pincode recorded for Baret is 262552. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baret covers 97.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baret falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Baret is Kathgodam, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Baret.

Baret is about 51 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baret is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Didihat is about 18 km away. Pithoragarh is about 51 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Turgoli (2.1 km), Rin (2.9 km) and Pasama (7.4 km).

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

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