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About Bharech Village

Bharech is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10, made up of 7 males and 3 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 429 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171005, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharech Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharech village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171005
Area (hectares) 32 hectares
Population 10
Male Population 7
Female Population 3
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 429
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bharech compares

By the 2011 count Bharech is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 32 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Bharech

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

Bharech lies about 8.7 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 Bharech
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 8.7 km
District headquarters Shimla 8.7 km

Villages closest to Bharech

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 Bharech

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharech village had a population of 10. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Bharech village has 7 males and 3 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharech has about 429 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 Bharech is 171005. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharech covers 32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Bharech 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 <5 km distance for Bharech.

Bharech is about 8.7 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharech is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 8.7 km away. Shimla is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Naldera (under 2 km), Naldera (under 2 km) and Kog (under 2 km).

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

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