# Barog Village, Chaupal, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Chaupal, Shimla 

# Barog

Barog is a village in Chaupal sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171211**. The 2011 Census counted **118 people in 25 households**, the 99th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 118people (2011)
- 25households
- 81.6%literacy
- 171211PIN code

## Barog PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Barog is 171211.** Barog falls in Chaupal sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171211
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025382

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Barog from nearby towns?

- Chaupal (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)100 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)30 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Barog?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Barog; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Maraug
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Barog known for?

The main crops are **pea and potato**. About 31% of the 62 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Barog

Of every 100 households in Barog in 2011, 92 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 24 a car.

■ Barog · ■ Chaupal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**58%

Tap water ****100%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**71%

Use banking services ****88%**

**68%

Television ****88%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****24%**

**6%

None of these assets ****0%**

**11%

Own their home ****80%**

**87%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Barog?

■ Barog · ■ Chaupal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**968

Working population ****60.2%**

**60.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 78.4% for women. 60% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 27 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (8%) · **■** Other work 3 (4%) · **■** Marginal 35 (49%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Chaupal

- Nar124 people
- Shawala122 people
- Hanal120 people
- Makraug120 people
- Chorwadhar117 people
- Dhanewri114 people
- Pujari114 people
- Bhot113 people

[All 218 villages in Chaupal](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/chaupal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Barog?171211
- How far is Barog from Shimla?100 km by road
- What is the population of Barog?118 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barog in?Shimla district (Chaupal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Barog?81.6% (Census 2011)