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About Bhargan Village

Bhargan is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 145, made up of 66 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,197 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhargan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhargan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171301
Area (hectares) 70.91 hectares
Population 145
Male Population 66
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,197
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 Bhargan compares

By the 2011 count Bhargan is the 96th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 70.91 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Bhargan

Bhargan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhargan 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 Bhargan from other places

Bhargan lies about 17 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 16 km away. 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 Bhargan
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 16 km
District headquarters Shimla 17 km

Villages closest to Bhargan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhargan village had a population of 145. That makes it the 96th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Bhargan village has 66 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhargan has about 1197 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Bhargan is 171301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhargan covers 70.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhargan falls under Seoni tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhargan is Summer Hill, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Bhargan.

Bhargan is about 17 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhargan is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 3.8 km away. Summer Hill is about 16 km away. Shimla is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hiranali (under 2 km), Jamog (under 2 km) and Nayaser (under 2 km).

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

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