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About Bharara Village

Bharara is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 356, made up of 161 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,211 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171019, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171019
Area (hectares) 241.29 hectares
Population 356
Male Population 161
Female Population 195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,211
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bharara compares

By the 2011 count Bharara is the 11th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 241.29 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Bharara

Bharara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bharara as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Bharara from other places

Bharara lies about 18 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 Bharara
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 11 km
District headquarters Shimla 18 km

Villages closest to Bharara

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 Bharara

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharara village had a population of 356. That makes it the 11th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Bharara village has 161 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharara has about 1211 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Bharara is 171019. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharara covers 241.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bharara.

Bharara is about 18 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharara is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 11 km away. Shimla is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaishi (under 2 km), Talah (1.9 km) and Graon (2.1 km).

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

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