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About Barog Village

Barog is a small village in Nankhari tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 199, made up of 105 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nankhari
Pincode 172021
Area (hectares) 32.41 hectares
Population 199
Male Population 105
Female Population 94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barog compares

By the 2011 count Barog is the 55th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 32.41 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Barog

Barog is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barog as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Barog from other places

Barog lies about 46 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 Barog
Tehsil headquarters Nankhari under 2 km
District headquarters Shimla 46 km

Villages closest to Barog

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barog village had a population of 199. That makes it the 55th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Barog village has 105 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barog has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Barog is 172021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barog covers 32.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barog falls under Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

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

Barog is about 46 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barog is in Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district. Nankhari is about under 2 km away. Shimla is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tanash (under 2 km), Shakla (under 2 km) and D P F Bhorja (under 2 km).

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

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