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About Baret Village

Baret is a small village in Chiniyalisaur tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 302, made up of 139 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,173 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baret Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baret village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Chiniyalisaur
Pincode 249152
Area (hectares) 107.71 hectares
Population 302
Male Population 139
Female Population 163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,173
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 Baret compares

By the 2011 count Baret is the 60th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 489 residents. Its 107.71 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Baret

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

Baret lies about 16 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 48 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 Chiniyalisaur 16 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 16 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 33 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 48 km

Villages closest to Baret

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chiniyalisaur 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 302. That makes it the 60th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 489 residents.

Baret village has 139 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baret has about 1173 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Baret is 249152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baret covers 107.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baret falls under Chiniyalisaur tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Baret is Dehradun, about 48 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 Baret.

Baret is about 16 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baret is in Chiniyalisaur tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Chiniyalisaur is about 16 km away. Uttarkashi is about 16 km away. Mussoorie 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 Nagri Bari (1.9 km), Nagri Chhoti (1.9 km) and Mathali (3.3 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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