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About Bareth Village

Bareth is a small village in Dunda tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 313, made up of 150 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,087 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bareth Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bareth village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Dunda
Pincode 249152
Area (hectares) 107.6 hectares
Population 313
Male Population 150
Female Population 163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,087
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 Bareth compares

By the 2011 count Bareth is the 65th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 107.6 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Bareth

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

Bareth lies about 22 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 50 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 Bareth
Nearest town Tehri 17 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Dunda 26 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 50 km

Villages closest to Bareth

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bareth village had a population of 313. That makes it the 65th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Bareth village has 150 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bareth has about 1087 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

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

Bareth covers 107.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bareth falls under Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bareth is Harrawala, about 50 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 Bareth.

Bareth is about 22 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bareth is in Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Tehri is about 17 km away. Uttarkashi is about 22 km away. Dunda is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gorsara (under 2 km), Dhikbijpur (1.8 km) and Matti (2.5 km).

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

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