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About Bharana Village

Bharana is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 303, made up of 141 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,149 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171212
Area (hectares) 97.24 hectares
Population 303
Male Population 141
Female Population 162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,149
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bharana compares

By the 2011 count Bharana is the 72nd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 97.24 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Bharana

Bharana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bharana as Available within 10+ 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 Bharana from other places

Bharana lies about 50 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 Bharana
Tehsil headquarters Theog 33 km
District headquarters Shimla 50 km

Villages closest to Bharana

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 Bharana

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharana village had a population of 303. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Bharana village has 141 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharana has about 1149 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Bharana is 171212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharana covers 97.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Bharana notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bharana.

Bharana is about 50 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharana is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 33 km away. Shimla is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Draunl (under 2 km), Barail (9.7 km) and Shirgal (10 km).

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

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