# Bhargaon Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Bhargaon

Bhargaon is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172030**. The 2011 Census counted **500 people in 132 households**, the 16th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 500people (2011)
- 132households
- 84.0%literacy
- 172030PIN code

## Bhargaon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhargaon is 172030.** Bhargaon falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172030
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023908

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

## How far is Bhargaon from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)98 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)38 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 Bhargaon?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Bhargaon; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhutti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Bhargaon known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and apple**. About 41% of the 194 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Bhargaon

Of every 100 households in Bhargaon in 2011, 98 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 90 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Bhargaon · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**18%

Tap water ****97%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****90%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****7%**

**26%

Use banking services ****87%**

**87%

Television ****73%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**9%

None of these assets ****7%**

**5%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Bhargaon?

■ Bhargaon · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.0%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**935

Working population ****36.2%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.0% for men and 74.2% for women. 61% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 104 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 62 (34%) · **■** Marginal 11 (6%)

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

- Kotgarh608 people
- Mangsu562 people
- Mogra527 people
- Shelag520 people
- Kandyali490 people
- Shalota486 people
- Khaneti482 people
- Pharal475 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhargaon?172030
- How far is Bhargaon from Shimla?98 km by road
- What is the population of Bhargaon?500 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhargaon in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhargaon?84.0% (Census 2011)