About Barnu Village

Barnu is a mid sized village in Tehri tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 702, made up of 329 males and 373 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,134 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barnu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barnu village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil	Tehri
Pincode	249145
Area (hectares)	141.44 hectares
Population	702
Male Population	329
Female Population	373
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,134
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 Barnu compares

By the 2011 count Barnu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 254 residents. Its 141.44 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1154.

Getting to Barnu

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

Barnu lies about 17 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 31 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 Barnu
Tehsil headquarters	Tehri	17 km
District headquarters	Tehri Garhwal	17 km
Nearest railway station	Harrawala	31 km

Villages closest to Barnu

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

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Common questions about Barnu

As per the Census of India 2011, Barnu village had a population of 702. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 254 residents.

Barnu village has 329 males and 373 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barnu has about 1134 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1154.

The pincode recorded for Barnu is 249145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barnu covers 141.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barnu falls under Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Barnu is Harrawala, about 31 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 Barnu.

Barnu is about 17 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barnu is in Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri is about 17 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 17 km away. Harrawala is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.