About Barhich Village

Barhich is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 206, made up of 109 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barhich Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhich village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chaupal
Pincode	171211
Population	206
Male Population	109
Female Population	97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	890
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barhich compares

By the 2011 count Barhich is the 57th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Barhich

Barhich is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barhich as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Barhich from other places

Barhich lies about 53 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 44 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 Barhich
Tehsil headquarters	Chaupal	22 km
Nearest town	Nāhan	32 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	44 km
District headquarters	Shimla	53 km

Villages closest to Barhich

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

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Common questions about Barhich

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhich village had a population of 206. That makes it the 57th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Barhich village has 109 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhich has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Barhich is 171211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barhich falls under Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barhich is Salogra, about 44 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Barhich.

Barhich is about 53 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barhich is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 22 km away. Nāhan is about 32 km away. Salogra is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.