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About Bargar Village

Bargar is a small village in Sarila tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 342, made up of 189 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 810 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 210430, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bargar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bargar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Sarila
Pincode 210430
Area (hectares) 208.79 hectares
Population 342
Male Population 189
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 810
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bargar compares

By the 2011 count Bargar is the 85th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents. Its 208.79 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 842.

Getting to Bargar

Bargar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bargar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bargar from other places

Bargar lies about 31 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 16 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 Bargar
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Sarila 31 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 31 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 32 km

Villages closest to Bargar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bargar village had a population of 342. That makes it the 85th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents.

Bargar village has 189 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bargar has about 810 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 842.

The pincode recorded for Bargar is 210430. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bargar covers 208.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bargar falls under Sarila tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bargar is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 16 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bargar.

Bargar is about 31 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bargar is in Sarila tehsil of Hamirpur district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 16 km away. Sarila is about 31 km away. Hamirpur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bareda Maf (under 2 km), Bargawan (under 2 km) and Barkhera (under 2 km).

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

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