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About Barog Village

Barog is a small village in Darlaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 57, made up of 28 males and 29 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.52 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 Darlaghat
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 21.52 hectares
Population 57
Male Population 28
Female Population 29
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
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 147th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 194 residents. Its 21.52 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1006.

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 3.8 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about under 2 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 Barog under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Darlaghat 3.8 km
District headquarters Solan 3.8 km

Villages closest to Barog

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Darlaghat 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 57. That makes it the 147th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 194 residents.

Barog village has 28 males and 29 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barog has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1006.

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

Barog covers 21.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Barog is Barog, about under 2 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 3.8 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 Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district. Barog is about under 2 km away. Darlaghat is about 3.8 km away. Solan is about 3.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nauni (1.8 km), Kotla Namahola (2.8 km) and Kotla Pujariyan (2.8 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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