# Bargal Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Bargal

Bargal is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172027**. The 2011 Census counted **258 people in 55 households**, the 57th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 258people (2011)
- 55households
- 75.8%literacy
- 172027PIN code

## Bargal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bargal is 172027.** Bargal falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172027
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023813

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

## How far is Bargal from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)106 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)31 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 Bargal?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Bargal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bara Gaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Bargal known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and pulses**. About 26% of the 332 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 Bargal

Of every 100 households in Bargal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bargal · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**26%

Use banking services ****86%**

**87%

Television ****64%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****95%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**9%

None of these assets ****2%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bargal?

■ Bargal · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1224**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****692**

**935

Working population ****48.1%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 68.4% for women. 51% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 13 (10%) · **■** Marginal 111 (90%)

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 Kumharsain

- Arot274 people
- Ghareawat269 people
- Kanda265 people
- Phirnu262 people
- Shamthla258 people
- Nahal252 people
- Chalan250 people
- Jar246 people

[All 186 villages in Kumharsain](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kumharsain/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bargal?172027
- How far is Bargal from Shimla?106 km by road
- What is the population of Bargal?258 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bargal in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bargal?75.8% (Census 2011)