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About Barog Village

Barog is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 30, made up of 14 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,143 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171011
Area (hectares) 26.87 hectares
Population 30
Male Population 14
Female Population 16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,143
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 Barog compares

By the 2011 count Barog is the 431st largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 26.87 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 987.

Getting to Barog

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

Barog lies about 14 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 9.9 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 Barog
Nearest railway station Jutogh 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 14 km
District headquarters Shimla 14 km

Villages closest to Barog

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 Barog

As per the Census of India 2011, Barog village had a population of 30. That makes it the 431st largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Barog village has 14 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barog has about 1143 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

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

Barog covers 26.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Barog is Jutogh, about 9.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Barog.

Barog is about 14 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barog is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 9.9 km away. Shimla Rural is about 14 km away. Shimla is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barog Barmani (under 2 km), Rangol (under 2 km) and Ghech (under 2 km).

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

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