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About Bharara Village

Bharara is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 92, made up of 50 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 32 hectares
Population 92
Male Population 50
Female Population 42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 840
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 Bharara compares

By the 2011 count Bharara is the 281st largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 32 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 Bharara

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

Bharara 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 Bharara
District headquarters Shimla 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Theog 19 km

Villages closest to Bharara

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 Bharara

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharara village had a population of 92. That makes it the 281st largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Bharara village has 50 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharara has about 840 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 Bharara is 171201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharara covers 32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Bharara 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 Bharara.

Bharara 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.

Bharara is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla is about 18 km away. Theog is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sanghti (under 2 km), Karial (2.8 km) and Domahr (4.5 km).

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

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