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About Barmu Village

Barmu is a mid sized village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 983, made up of 566 males and 417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 737 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barmu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barmu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171001
Area (hectares) 49.1 hectares
Population 983
Male Population 566
Female Population 417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 737
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Barmu compares

By the 2011 count Barmu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 49.1 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Barmu

Barmu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barmu 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barmu from other places

Barmu lies about 8.9 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 6.8 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 Barmu
Nearest railway station Jutogh 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 8.9 km
District headquarters Shimla 8.9 km

Villages closest to Barmu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Barmu

As per the Census of India 2011, Barmu village had a population of 983. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Barmu village has 566 males and 417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barmu has about 737 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Barmu is 171001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barmu covers 49.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Barmu falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barmu is Jutogh, about 6.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Barmu.

Barmu is about 8.9 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barmu is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 6.8 km away. Shimla Rural is about 8.9 km away. Shimla is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arakshit Ban Bareli (under 2 km), Barah (under 2 km) and Barhai (under 2 km).

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

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