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About Barushargi Village

Barushargi is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 26, made up of 15 males and 11 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 733 females per 1000 males. The village covers 11.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barushargi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barushargi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 11.41 hectares
Population 26
Male Population 15
Female Population 11
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 733
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 Barushargi compares

By the 2011 count Barushargi is the 387th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 11.41 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Barushargi

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

Barushargi 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 Barushargi
Tehsil headquarters Theog 1.7 km
District headquarters Shimla 18 km

Villages closest to Barushargi

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 Barushargi

As per the Census of India 2011, Barushargi village had a population of 26. That makes it the 387th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Barushargi village has 15 males and 11 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barushargi has about 733 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

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

Barushargi covers 11.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Barushargi notes the nearest railway station 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 Barushargi.

Barushargi 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.

Barushargi 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 Barugarbi (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 Barushargi today is likely to be higher.

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