About Barol Village

Barol is a small village in Chiniyalisaur tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 343, made up of 158 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,171 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249196, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barol village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Uttarkashi
Tehsil	Chiniyalisaur
Pincode	249196
Area (hectares)	35.47 hectares
Population	343
Male Population	158
Female Population	185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,171
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 Barol compares

By the 2011 count Barol is the 51st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 489 residents. Its 35.47 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Barol

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

Barol lies about 31 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 34 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 Barol
Nearest town	Tehri	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chiniyalisaur	31 km
District headquarters	Uttarkashi	31 km
Nearest railway station	Harrawala	34 km

Villages closest to Barol

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.

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Common questions about Barol

As per the Census of India 2011, Barol village had a population of 343. That makes it the 51st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 489 residents.

Barol village has 158 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barol has about 1171 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Barol is 249196. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barol covers 35.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barol falls under Chiniyalisaur tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Barol is Harrawala, about 34 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 Barol.

Barol is about 31 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barol is in Chiniyalisaur tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Tehri is about 13 km away. Chiniyalisaur is about 31 km away. Uttarkashi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.