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About Bharog Village

Bharog is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 97, made up of 42 males and 55 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,310 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 56.58 hectares
Population 97
Male Population 42
Female Population 55
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,310
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 Bharog compares

By the 2011 count Bharog is the 273rd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 56.58 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 Bharog

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

Bharog lies about 21 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 Bharog
Tehsil headquarters Theog 8.8 km
District headquarters Shimla 21 km

Villages closest to Bharog

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 Bharog

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharog village had a population of 97. That makes it the 273rd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Bharog village has 42 males and 55 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharog has about 1310 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

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

Bharog covers 56.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Bharog 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 Bharog.

Bharog is about 21 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharog is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 8.8 km away. Shimla is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadaha (under 2 km), Chundi (under 2 km) and Kelwi (under 2 km).

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

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