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About Bharot Village

Bharot is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 100, made up of 43 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,326 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharot village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171207
Area (hectares) 14 hectares
Population 100
Male Population 43
Female Population 57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,326
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bharot compares

By the 2011 count Bharot is the 146th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 14 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Bharot

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

Bharot lies about 32 km from Shimla. 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 Bharot
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 8.4 km
District headquarters Shimla 32 km

Villages closest to Bharot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharot village had a population of 100. That makes it the 146th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Bharot village has 43 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharot has about 1326 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Bharot is 171207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharot covers 14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bharot falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Bharot notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bharot.

Bharot is about 32 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharot is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 8.4 km away. Shimla is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhola (under 2 km), Khalana (under 2 km) and Reot (under 2 km).

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

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