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About Barog Village

Barog is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 51, made up of 30 males and 21 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 700 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, 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 Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 28 hectares
Population 51
Male Population 30
Female Population 21
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 700
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 Barog compares

By the 2011 count Barog is the 222nd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 28 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Barog

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

Barog lies about 26 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 9.9 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
Tehsil headquarters Arki 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Jutogh 9.9 km
Nearest town Shimla 14 km
District headquarters Solan 26 km

Villages closest to Barog

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arki 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 Barog

As per the Census of India 2011, Barog village had a population of 51. That makes it the 222nd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Barog village has 30 males and 21 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barog has about 700 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Barog is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barog covers 28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Barog falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Barog is Jutogh, about 9.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barog.

Barog is about 26 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barog is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Arki is about 6.0 km away. Jutogh is about 9.9 km away. Shimla is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bag (under 2 km), Bagha (under 2 km) and Baghi (under 2 km).

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

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