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About Barshil Village

Barshil is a small village in Chirgaon tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 174, made up of 93 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barshil Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barshil village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Chirgaon
Pincode 171208
Area (hectares) 182.16 hectares
Population 174
Male Population 93
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
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 Barshil compares

By the 2011 count Barshil is the 88th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 182.16 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Barshil

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

Barshil lies about 8.9 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 6.8 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 Barshil
Nearest railway station Jutogh 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Chirgaon 8.9 km
District headquarters Shimla 8.9 km

Villages closest to Barshil

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barshil village had a population of 174. That makes it the 88th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Barshil village has 93 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barshil has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Barshil is 171208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barshil covers 182.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barshil falls under Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barshil is Jutogh, about 6.8 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 Barshil.

Barshil is about 8.9 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barshil is in Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 6.8 km away. Chirgaon is about 8.9 km away. Shimla is about 8.9 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 Bari (under 2 km), Jangal Sharoli (2.3 km) and Tikri (4.4 km).

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

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