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About Barugarbi Village

Barugarbi is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 40, made up of 19 males and 21 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,105 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barugarbi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barugarbi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 26.53 hectares
Population 40
Male Population 19
Female Population 21
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,105
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barugarbi compares

By the 2011 count Barugarbi is the 363rd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 26.53 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 990.

Getting to Barugarbi

The census records public bus service for Barugarbi 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barugarbi from other places

Barugarbi lies about 18 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 Barugarbi
Tehsil headquarters Theog 1.7 km
District headquarters Shimla 18 km

Villages closest to Barugarbi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Theog 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 Barugarbi

As per the Census of India 2011, Barugarbi village had a population of 40. That makes it the 363rd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Barugarbi village has 19 males and 21 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barugarbi has about 1105 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Barugarbi is 171201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barugarbi covers 26.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barugarbi falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Barugarbi notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Barugarbi.

Barugarbi is about 18 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barugarbi is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 1.7 km away. Shimla is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barushargi (under 2 km), Barui (under 2 km) and Bajhowa (under 2 km).

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

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