# Barshil Village, Chirgaon, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Chirgaon, Shimla 

# Barshil

Barshil is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171208**. The 2011 Census counted **174 people in 30 households**, the 90th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 174people (2011)
- 30households
- 58.3%literacy
- 171208PIN code

## Barshil PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Barshil is 171208.** Barshil falls in Chirgaon sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171208
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026669

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

## How far is Barshil from nearby towns?

- Chirgaon (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)146 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)27 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 Barshil?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Barshil; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Damwari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Seema
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sandashu
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Barshil known for?

The main crops are **apple, wheat and maize**. About 15% of the 182 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 Barshil

Of every 100 households in Barshil in 2011, 83 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barshil · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**68%

Tap water ****90%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**58%

Use banking services ****69%**

**80%

Television ****38%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**6%

None of these assets ****24%**

**12%

Own their home ****83%**

**84%

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 Barshil?

■ Barshil · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.3%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****871**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**884

Working population ****43.1%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.0% for men and 56.3% for women. 41% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 31 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (13%) · **■** Other work 5 (7%) · **■** Marginal 29 (39%)

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 Chirgaon

- Sharkali191 people
- Thalathar189 people
- Atgaon185 people
- Jaghoti176 people
- Mathla173 people
- Goskwari170 people
- Gharshal Up Mahal159 people
- D.P.F. Bagi-II149 people

[All 152 villages in Chirgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/chirgaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Barshil?171208
- How far is Barshil from Shimla?146 km by road
- What is the population of Barshil?174 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barshil in?Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Barshil?58.3% (Census 2011)