About Bhargaon Village

Bhargaon is a mid sized village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 500, made up of 263 males and 237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhargaon village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Kumharsain
Pincode	172030
Area (hectares)	193.71 hectares
Population	500
Male Population	263
Female Population	237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhargaon compares

By the 2011 count Bhargaon is the 16th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 193.71 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Bhargaon

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

Bhargaon lies about 42 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 Bhargaon
Tehsil headquarters	Kumharsain	7.4 km
District headquarters	Shimla	42 km

Villages closest to Bhargaon

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 Bhargaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhargaon village had a population of 500. That makes it the 16th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Bhargaon village has 263 males and 237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhargaon has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Bhargaon is 172030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhargaon covers 193.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Bhargaon 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 Bhargaon.

Bhargaon is about 42 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhargaon is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 7.4 km away. Shimla is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.