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About Barnog Village

Barnog is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 300, made up of 146 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barnog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barnog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175031
Area (hectares) 36.82 hectares
Population 300
Male Population 146
Female Population 154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
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 Barnog compares

By the 2011 count Barnog is the 41st largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 36.82 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Barnog

Barnog is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barnog 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 Barnog from other places

Barnog lies about 21 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 49 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 Barnog
Nearest town Sundarnagar 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 16 km
District headquarters Mandi 21 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 49 km

Villages closest to Barnog

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barnog village had a population of 300. That makes it the 41st largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Barnog village has 146 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barnog has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Barnog is 175031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barnog covers 36.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barnog falls under Nihri tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barnog is Summer Hill, about 49 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 Barnog.

Barnog is about 21 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barnog is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 5.2 km away. Nihri is about 16 km away. Mandi is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Barnog (under 2 km), Kotlu (3.0 km) and Jaral (3.3 km).

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

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