About Berag Village

Berag is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 93, made up of 48 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Berag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Berag village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chaupal
Pincode	171211
Area (hectares)	123.55 hectares
Population	93
Male Population	48
Female Population	45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Berag compares

By the 2011 count Berag is the 116th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 123.55 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Berag

Berag is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Berag as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Berag from other places

Berag lies about 33 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 27 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 Berag
Tehsil headquarters	Chaupal	17 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	27 km
Nearest town	Solan	29 km
District headquarters	Shimla	33 km

Villages closest to Berag

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 Berag

As per the Census of India 2011, Berag village had a population of 93. That makes it the 116th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Berag village has 48 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Berag has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

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

Berag covers 123.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Berag is Salogra, about 27 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 5 - 10 km distance for Berag.

Berag is about 33 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Berag is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 17 km away. Salogra is about 27 km away. Solan is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.