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About Barapata Village

Barapata is a small village in Munsiari tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 91, made up of 54 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 685 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barapata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barapata village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Munsiari
Pincode 262554
Area (hectares) 164 hectares
Population 91
Male Population 54
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 685
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 Barapata compares

By the 2011 count Barapata is the 135th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 213 residents. Its 164 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1054.

Getting to Barapata

Barapata is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barapata 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 Barapata from other places

Barapata lies about 21 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 55 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 Barapata
Tehsil headquarters Munsiari 21 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 21 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 21 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 55 km

Villages closest to Barapata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barapata village had a population of 91. That makes it the 135th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 213 residents.

Barapata village has 54 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barapata has about 685 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1054.

The pincode recorded for Barapata is 262554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barapata covers 164 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barapata falls under Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Barapata is Kathgodam, about 55 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 Barapata.

Barapata is about 21 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barapata is in Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Munsiari is about 21 km away. Pithoragarh is about 21 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baragaon (under 2 km), Burthi Tarali (under 2 km) and Darati (under 2 km).

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

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