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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
suman devi
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- LGD code
- 21952
- Pincode
- 173211
- Post office
- Saproon
- Population
- 147
- Households
- 35
- Literacy rate
- 82.3%
- Sex ratio
- 1042 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 59
Census 2011 · in context
How Bara (797) compares
By population, Bara (797) ranks #126 of 477 villages in Solan mandal.
Literacy rate
%
82.3%
+5.7% vs mandal average
- Bara (797)
- 82.3%
- Solan mandal
- 76.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,042
+92 vs mandal average
- Bara (797)
- 1,042
- Solan mandal
- 950
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.5 vs mandal average
- Bara (797)
- 4.2
- Solan mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bara (797) at a glance
Bara (797) is a village of 147 people in 35 households (Census 2011) in Solan tehsil, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, the 126th-largest of 477 villages in Solan tehsil. Literacy is 82%, 6 points above the tehsil average of 77% and the sex ratio is 1,042 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 173211, served by Saproon post office; the LGD village code is 21952. The sarpanch is suman devi , and the village votes in Solan assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dhani Ram Shandil. The population is estimated at 173 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bara (797) · this village | 147 | 82% | — |
| Khaali (796) · Solan | 411 | 87% | — |
| Kheel Jashli (788) · Solan | 409 | 67% | — |
| Kheel Ber Ser (794) · Solan | 331 | 74% | — |
| Haripur (786) · Solan | 229 | 62% | — |
| Udepur (787) · Solan | 211 | 71% | — |
| Himmatpur Dawli (795) · Solan | 144 | 80% | — |
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Key facts — Bara (797)
- LGD code
- 21952
- Pincode
- 173211
- Post office
- Saproon
- Population (Census 2011)
- 147
- Population (projected 2026)
- 173
- Households
- 35
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1042
- Literacy rate
- 82.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Shimla
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Solan
- Member of Parliament
- Suresh Kumar Kashyap
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dhani Ram Shandil
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- suman devi
- Block / Mandal
- Solan
- Nearest police station
- Police Station Nalagarh (30.4 km)
- Nearest PHC
- Dispensary, Baruna (30.0 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Bharatgarh (35.8 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 173211
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Bara (797)
Other villages in Solan mandal
View all 60+ →- Basal Pati Kather(48)
- Rabon (644)
- Saproon (653)
- Anji (645)
- Salogra (5)
- Gaddon (24)
- Ber Khas (44)
- Ser (45)
- Dehun (652)
- Bara Bari (267)
- Ser Banera (514)
- Barog (801)
- Koro (791)
- Shamti (616)
- Shattal (79)
- Naganji (584)
- Uncha Gaon (582)
- Jabal Jamrot (239)
- Balana (621)
- Damrog (615)
- Nauni Majhgaon (581)
- Runan Ghodo (800)
- Shilli (29)
- Rihu (826)
- Top Ki Ber (75)
- Kainthri (790)
- Kothi Deora (672)
- Nahech (819)
- Mansar (14)
- Kawgadi (617)
- Jadli (251)
- Radiyana (5)
- Berti (681)
- Khaali (796)
- Kheel Jashli (788)
- Bohli (827)
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)