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About Bharoga Village

Bharoga is a small village in Saluni tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 195, made up of 99 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 408.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharoga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharoga village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Saluni
Pincode 176320
Area (hectares) 408.14 hectares
Population 195
Male Population 99
Female Population 96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bharoga compares

By the 2011 count Bharoga is the 104th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 408.14 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Bharoga

Bharoga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bharoga as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bharoga from other places

Bharoga lies about 28 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 57 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 Bharoga
Tehsil headquarters Saluni 28 km
District headquarters Chamba 28 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 57 km

Villages closest to Bharoga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharoga village had a population of 195. That makes it the 104th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Bharoga village has 99 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharoga has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Bharoga is 176320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharoga covers 408.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bharoga falls under Saluni tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bharoga is Nurpur Road, about 57 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bharoga.

Bharoga is about 28 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharoga is in Saluni tehsil of Chamba district. Saluni is about 28 km away. Chamba is about 28 km away. Nurpur Road is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mulkiar (1.7 km), Chakhotar (2.1 km) and Langoi (2.2 km).

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

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