About Barog Village

Barog is a mid sized village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 542, made up of 288 males and 254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barog village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Theog
Pincode	171201
Area (hectares)	191.25 hectares
Population	542
Male Population	288
Female Population	254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	882
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barog compares

By the 2011 count Barog is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 191.25 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 Barog

Barog is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barog 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barog from other places

Barog lies about 12 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 7.4 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 Barog
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	7.4 km
District headquarters	Shimla	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Theog	30 km

Villages closest to Barog

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.

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Common questions about Barog

As per the Census of India 2011, Barog village had a population of 542. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Barog village has 288 males and 254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barog has about 882 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 Barog is 171201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barog covers 191.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Barog is Jutogh, about 7.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Barog is about 12 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barog is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 7.4 km away. Shimla is about 12 km away. Theog is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.