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About Bharyal Village

Bharyal is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 243, made up of 123 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharyal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharyal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171011
Area (hectares) 109.48 hectares
Population 243
Male Population 123
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bharyal compares

By the 2011 count Bharyal is the 80th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 109.48 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Bharyal

Bharyal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bharyal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bharyal from other places

Bharyal lies about 34 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 Bharyal
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 34 km
District headquarters Shimla 34 km

Villages closest to Bharyal

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 Bharyal

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharyal village had a population of 243. That makes it the 80th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Bharyal village has 123 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharyal has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Bharyal is 171011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharyal covers 109.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Bharyal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bharyal.

Bharyal is about 34 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharyal is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 34 km away. Shimla is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganperi (under 2 km), Up Muhal Tara Devi (5.5 km) and Bijli (6.5 km).

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

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