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About Bara Gaon Village

Bara Gaon is a mid sized village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 842, made up of 407 males and 435 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 306.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Gaon village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 172027
Area (hectares) 306.29 hectares
Population 842
Male Population 407
Female Population 435
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,069
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Bara Gaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 306.29 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Bara Gaon

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

Bara Gaon 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 Bara Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain 7.6 km
District headquarters Shimla 33 km

Villages closest to Bara Gaon

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 Bara Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Gaon village had a population of 842. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Bara Gaon village has 407 males and 435 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Gaon has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

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

Bara Gaon covers 306.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara Gaon falls under Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Bara Gaon 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 Bara Gaon.

Bara Gaon 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.

Bara Gaon is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 7.6 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.

The closest recorded villages are Bargal (under 2 km), Sapela (under 2 km) and Maholi (1.7 km).

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

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