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About Bhargaon Village

Bhargaon is a small village in Kotli tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 357, made up of 160 males and 197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,231 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 693300, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhargaon village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Kotli
Pincode 693300
Area (hectares) 136.64 hectares
Population 357
Male Population 160
Female Population 197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,231
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhargaon compares

By the 2011 count Bhargaon is the 32nd largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 136.64 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1084.

Getting to Bhargaon

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

Bhargaon lies about 54 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, 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 Bhargaon
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 16 km
Nearest town Shimla 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Kotli 28 km
District headquarters Mandi 54 km

Villages closest to Bhargaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhargaon village had a population of 357. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Bhargaon village has 160 males and 197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhargaon has about 1231 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1084.

The pincode recorded for Bhargaon is 693300. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhargaon covers 136.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhargaon falls under Kotli tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhargaon is Summer Hill, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhargaon.

Bhargaon is about 54 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhargaon is in Kotli tehsil of Mandi district. Summer Hill is about 16 km away. Shimla is about 17 km away. Kotli is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barnota (9.2 km), Baroha (9.2 km) and Mahan (12 km).

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

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