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About Barkeli Village

Barkeli is a small village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 338, made up of 155 males and 183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,181 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barkeli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkeli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rampur
Pincode 172001
Area (hectares) 147.02 hectares
Population 338
Male Population 155
Female Population 183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,181
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barkeli compares

By the 2011 count Barkeli is the 73rd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 147.02 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Barkeli

Barkeli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barkeli as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Barkeli from other places

Barkeli lies about 47 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 Barkeli
Tehsil headquarters Rampur 12 km
District headquarters Shimla 47 km

Villages closest to Barkeli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkeli village had a population of 338. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Barkeli village has 155 males and 183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkeli has about 1181 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Barkeli is 172001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barkeli covers 147.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barkeli falls under Rampur tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Barkeli 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 - 10 km distance for Barkeli.

Barkeli is about 47 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkeli is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nirth (under 2 km), Chunja (under 2 km) and Doi (1.6 km).

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

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