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About Bariya Village

Bariya is a small village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 436, made up of 243 males and 193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 794 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bariya village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Rajgarhi
Pincode 249141
Area (hectares) 115.63 hectares
Population 436
Male Population 243
Female Population 193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 794
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 Bariya compares

By the 2011 count Bariya is the 50th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 115.63 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Bariya

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

Bariya lies about 22 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 76 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 Bariya
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarhi 16 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 22 km
Nearest town Tehri 60 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 76 km

Villages closest to Bariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bariya village had a population of 436. That makes it the 50th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Bariya village has 243 males and 193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bariya has about 794 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Bariya is 249141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bariya covers 115.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bariya falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bariya is Dehradun, about 76 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 Bariya.

Bariya 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.

Bariya is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Rajgarhi is about 16 km away. Uttarkashi is about 22 km away. Tehri is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dangurgaon (under 2 km), Rana (1.7 km) and Rana Beet (1.7 km).

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

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