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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Sarita Devi
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- LGD code
- 17689
- Pincode
- 176049
- Post office
- Maharal
- Population
- 171
- Households
- 41
- Literacy rate
- 73.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1478 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 48
Census 2011 · in context
How Bara (34/23) compares
By population, Bara (34/23) ranks #74 of 132 villages in Dhatwal mandal.
Literacy rate
%
73.1%
−4.3% vs mandal average
- Bara (34/23)
- 73.1%
- Dhatwal mandal
- 77.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,478
+338 vs mandal average
- Bara (34/23)
- 1,478
- Dhatwal mandal
- 1,140
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Bara (34/23)
- 4.2
- Dhatwal mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bara (34/23) at a glance
Bara (34/23) is a village of 171 people in 41 households (Census 2011) in Dhatwal tehsil, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, the 74th-largest of 132 villages in Dhatwal tehsil. Literacy is 73%, 4 points below the tehsil average of 77% and the sex ratio is 1,478 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 176049, served by Maharal post office; the LGD village code is 17689. The sarpanch is Sarita Devi. The population is estimated at 202 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Sakroh →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bara (34/23) · this village | 171 | 73% | — |
| Bihru (34-22) · Dhatwal | 576 | 82% | — |
| Sakroh (34/21) · Dhatwal | 408 | 75% | — |
| Kohla (34/17) · Dhatwal | 313 | 84% | — |
| Budhan (34/18) · Dhatwal | 303 | 81% | — |
| Ghumarwin (34-19) · Dhatwal | 284 | 74% | — |
| Tajiar (34/24) · Dhatwal | 233 | 75% | — |
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Notice board · Bara (34/23)
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Key facts — Bara (34/23)
- LGD code
- 17689
- Pincode
- 176049
- Post office
- Maharal
- Population (Census 2011)
- 171
- Population (projected 2026)
- 202
- Households
- 41
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1478
- Literacy rate
- 73.1%
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Sarita Devi
- Block / Mandal
- Dhatwal
- Nearest police station
- Police Station Haripur (29.3 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Tripal (26.4 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 176049
- Maharal (34/62)Dhatwal mandal1,518 pop
- Sathwin Khurd (34/60)Dhatwal mandal893 pop
- Baragaran (34/43)Dhatwal mandal759 pop
- Dhabiri (34/82)Dhatwal mandal751 pop
- Ghowri (34/36)Dhatwal mandal680 pop
- Jamli (34/52)Dhatwal mandal509 pop
- Smella (34/25)Dhatwal mandal412 pop
- Khalawat (34/58)Dhatwal mandal350 pop
- Chowki (34/39)Dhatwal mandal306 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Bara (34/23)
Other villages in Dhatwal mandal
View all 60+ →- Chakmoh (34/8)
- Bijhari (34/16)
- Jajri (34/47)
- Maharal (34/62)
- Samtana Kalan (34/100)
- Sathwin Khurd (34/60)
- Dhangota Khas (34/82)
- Baragaran (34/43)
- Dhabiri (34/82)
- Loharli (34/30)
- Ghowri (34/36)
- Ralli (34/45)
- Dugwar (34/107)
- Bihru (34-22)
- Kalwal (34/31)
- Jamli (34/52)
- Fagoti (34/34)
- Sohari (34/109)
- Dalchehra (34/4)
- Jaral (34-26)
- Smella (34/25)
- Godee (34/112)
- Sakroh (34/21)
- Pairwin (34/80)
- Changar (34/105)
- Samtana Khurd (34/97)
- Ghulera (34/101)
- Karnera (34/40)
- Lakho (34/13)
- Khalawat (34/58)
- Kot (34/75)
- Kachhwin (34/94)
- Janhian (34/98)
- Kotla (34/11)
- Ghumarth (34/78)
- Mangnoti (34/113)
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)