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About Barkal Village

Barkal is a small village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 128, made up of 69 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barkal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barkal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rampur
Pincode 172022
Area (hectares) 42.16 hectares
Population 128
Male Population 69
Female Population 59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
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 Barkal compares

By the 2011 count Barkal is the 120th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 42.16 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Barkal

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

Barkal lies about 65 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 Barkal
Tehsil headquarters Rampur 10 km
District headquarters Shimla 65 km

Villages closest to Barkal

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 Barkal

As per the Census of India 2011, Barkal village had a population of 128. That makes it the 120th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Barkal village has 69 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barkal has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Barkal is 172022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barkal covers 42.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Barkal 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 Barkal.

Barkal is about 65 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barkal is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 10 km away. Shimla is about 65 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thala (under 2 km), Devthi (under 2 km) and Parog (1.9 km).

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

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