About Bargal Village

Bargal is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 258, made up of 116 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,224 females per 1000 males. The village covers 332.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bargal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bargal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Kumharsain
Pincode	172027
Area (hectares)	332.22 hectares
Population	258
Male Population	116
Female Population	142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,224
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bargal compares

By the 2011 count Bargal is the 56th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 332.22 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Bargal

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

Bargal lies about 33 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 Bargal
Tehsil headquarters	Kumharsain	8.5 km
District headquarters	Shimla	33 km

Villages closest to Bargal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bargal village had a population of 258. That makes it the 56th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Bargal village has 116 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bargal has about 1224 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Bargal is 172027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bargal covers 332.22 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.

Bargal falls under Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Bargal 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 village for Bargal.

Bargal 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.

Bargal is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 8.5 km away. Shimla is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.