Village · Theog, Shimla # Barog Barog is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171201. The 2011 Census counted 85 people in 16 households, the 310th largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%. - 85 people (2011) - 16 households - 84.4% literacy - 171201 PIN 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 code 171201 - Community development block Theog - Census village code 025200 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Barog from nearby towns? - Theog (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 36 km by road - Theog (nearest town) 9 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Barog? 2 services counted by the Census are inside Barog; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Dhamandari - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Theog - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Theog - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Theog - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Barog known for? The main crops are apple and vegetables. About 16% of the 59 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Barog Of every 100 households in Barog in 2011, 100 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 75 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Barog · ■ Theog rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 95% - Toilet within the home 56% 53% - No toilet (open defecation) 44% 47% - Tap water 81% 75% - Drinking water within premises 0% 22% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 75% 48% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 25% 51% - Use banking services 94% 75% - Television 69% 67% - Mobile phone 100% 83% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 19% 2% - Car / jeep / van 0% 8% - None of these assets 0% 7% - Own their home 100% 88% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Barog? ■ Barog · ■ Theog rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 84.4% 83.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1024 960 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 7000 908 - Working population 54.1% 58.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.6% for men and 69.4% for women. 62% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 38 (83%) · ■ Other work 8 (17%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Theog - Kela 88 people - Up Muhal Shatal 87 people - Kasho 86 people - Up Muhal Godhar 86 people - Up Muhal Jaonth 84 people - Garpiyan 82 people - Kandi Ser 82 people - Khneu 82 people All 486 villages in Theog ## Other places named Barog - Barog · Village, Solan, Solan · 638 people - Barog · Village, Theog, Shimla · 542 people - Barog · Village, Kasauli, Solan · 273 people - Barog · Village, Theog, Shimla · 219 people - Barog · Village, Nankhari, Shimla · 199 people - Barog · Village, Ramshahr, Solan · 191 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Barog? 171201 - How far is Barog from Shimla? 36 km by road - What is the population of Barog? 85 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barog in? Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Barog? 84.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/theog/barog-025200/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.