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About Barohi Village

Barohi 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 586, made up of 304 males and 282 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171005, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barohi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barohi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171005
Area (hectares) 158 hectares
Population 586
Male Population 304
Female Population 282
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barohi compares

By the 2011 count Barohi 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 158 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Barohi

Barohi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Barohi 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barohi from other places

Barohi lies about 5.8 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 3.4 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 Barohi
Nearest railway station Jutogh 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 5.8 km
District headquarters Shimla 5.8 km

Villages closest to Barohi

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 Barohi

As per the Census of India 2011, Barohi village had a population of 586. 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.

Barohi village has 304 males and 282 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barohi has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Barohi is 171005. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barohi covers 158 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Barohi is Jutogh, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Barohi is about 5.8 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barohi is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 3.4 km away. Shimla Rural is about 5.8 km away. Shimla is about 5.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panti (under 2 km), Jablog (under 2 km) and Jangal Mehduda Mehfuja Jablog (under 2 km).

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

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