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

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Village · Nankhari, Shimla 

# Barog

Barog is a village in Nankhari sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172021**. The 2011 Census counted **199 people in 49 households**, the 55th largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.0%.

- 199people (2011)
- 49households
- 80.1%literacy
- 172021PIN code

## Barog PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Barog is 172021.** Barog falls in Nankhari sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172021
- Community development blockNankhari
- Census village code023728

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?

- Nankhari (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)115 km by road
- Rampur (nearest town)65 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?

6 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nankhari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shimla
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 **apple, wheat and maize**. About 74% of the 32 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, 100 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Barog · ■ Nankhari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**31%

Tap water ****100%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%**

**63%

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

**36%

Use banking services ****98%**

**91%

Television ****84%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**86%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

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

**6%

Own their home ****90%**

**93%

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 · ■ Nankhari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.1%**

**79.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****444**

**959

Working population ****82.9%**

**71.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.5% for men and 73.3% for women. 81% of men and 85% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 17 (10%) · **■** Marginal 147 (89%)

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 Nankhari

- Kharela216 people
- Manjeot210 people
- Vevat203 people
- Tikkri202 people
- Shakla171 people
- Mohli164 people
- Nali160 people
- Kunat152 people

[All 102 villages in Nankhari](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/nankhari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Barog?172021
- How far is Barog from Shimla?115 km by road
- What is the population of Barog?199 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barog in?Shimla district (Nankhari sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Barog?80.1% (Census 2011)