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About Barogi Village

Barogi is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 461, made up of 231 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barogi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barogi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 172029
Area (hectares) 109 hectares
Population 461
Male Population 231
Female Population 230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barogi compares

By the 2011 count Barogi is the 23rd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 109 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Barogi

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

Barogi 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 Barogi
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain 6.6 km
District headquarters Shimla 32 km

Villages closest to Barogi

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.

Common questions about Barogi

As per the Census of India 2011, Barogi village had a population of 461. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Barogi village has 231 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barogi has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Barogi is 172029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barogi covers 109 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Barogi 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 Barogi.

Barogi 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.

Barogi is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 6.6 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 Ser Dhar (under 2 km), Batara (under 2 km) and Ganeog (under 2 km).

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

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