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

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Village · Theog, Shimla 

# Barog

Barog is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171201**. The 2011 Census counted **542 people in 107 households**, the 14th largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 542people (2011)
- 107households
- 85.7%literacy
- 171201PIN code

## Barog PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Barog is 171201.** Barog falls in Theog sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171201
- Community development blockTheog
- Census village code025167

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?

- Theog (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)48 km by road
- Theog (nearest town)16 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Barog Ghat
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sarog
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Theog
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells
- 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 **chilly and vegetables**. About 20% of the 191 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, 98 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Barog · ■ Theog rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**47%

Tap water ****89%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**51%

Use banking services ****91%**

**75%

Television ****78%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**8%

None of these assets ****8%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**88%

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 · ■ Theog rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.7%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****710**

**908

Working population ****59.2%**

**58.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.9% for men and 75.4% for women. 59% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 255 (79%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 61 (19%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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 Theog

- Dharech566 people
- Dharech Gohech563 people
- Chhamrot560 people
- Jao554 people
- Daghali517 people
- Janahan503 people
- Deha497 people
- Domahr497 people

[All 486 villages in Theog](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/theog/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Barog?171201
- How far is Barog from Shimla?48 km by road
- What is the population of Barog?542 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barog in?Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Barog?85.7% (Census 2011)