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About Bhirgarh Village

Bhirgarh is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 202, made up of 99 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhirgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhirgarh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171220
Area (hectares) 101.04 hectares
Population 202
Male Population 99
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
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 Bhirgarh compares

By the 2011 count Bhirgarh is the 160th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 101.04 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 Bhirgarh

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

Bhirgarh lies about 25 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 Bhirgarh
Tehsil headquarters Theog 6.3 km
District headquarters Shimla 25 km

Villages closest to Bhirgarh

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 Bhirgarh

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhirgarh village had a population of 202. That makes it the 160th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Bhirgarh village has 99 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhirgarh has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Bhirgarh is 171220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhirgarh covers 101.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Bhirgarh 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 Bhirgarh.

Bhirgarh is about 25 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhirgarh is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 6.3 km away. Shimla is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Namana (under 2 km), Matli (under 2 km) and Karuth (under 2 km).

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

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