About Bharhech Village

Bharhech is a small village in Junga tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 343, made up of 166 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharhech Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharhech village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Junga
Pincode	173127
Area (hectares)	131.84 hectares
Population	343
Male Population	166
Female Population	177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,066
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bharhech compares

By the 2011 count Bharhech is the 13th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 230 residents. Its 131.84 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 951.

Getting to Bharhech

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

Bharhech lies about 11 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Shoghi railway station, about 9.7 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 Bharhech
Tehsil headquarters	Junga	3.1 km
Nearest railway station	Shoghi railway station	9.7 km
District headquarters	Shimla	11 km

Villages closest to Bharhech

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharhech village had a population of 343. That makes it the 13th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 230 residents.

Bharhech village has 166 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharhech has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Bharhech is 173127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharhech covers 131.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bharhech falls under Junga tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bharhech is Shoghi railway station, about 9.7 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 Bharhech.

Bharhech is about 11 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharhech is in Junga tehsil of Shimla district. Junga is about 3.1 km away. Shoghi railway station is about 9.7 km away. Shimla is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.