Village · Theog, Shimla # Barog Barog is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171226. The 2011 Census counted 219 people in 46 households, the 148th largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%. - 219 people (2011) - 46 households - 79.4% literacy - 171226 PIN code ## Barog PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Barog is 171226. Barog falls in Theog sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 171226 - Community development block Theog - Census village code 025371 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Barog from nearby towns? - Theog (sub-district HQ) 51 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 85 km by road - Theog (nearest town) 51 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Barog? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Barog; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Basadhar - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Theog - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Theog - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and tanks / ponds - 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 potato and beans. About 20% of the 208 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, 96 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Barog · ■ Theog rural average - Electricity for lighting 96% 95% - Toilet within the home 80% 53% - No toilet (open defecation) 20% 47% - Tap water 56% 75% - Drinking water within premises 56% 22% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 48% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 51% - Use banking services 67% 75% - Television 47% 67% - Mobile phone 89% 83% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 2% - Car / jeep / van 2% 8% - None of these assets 4% 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+) 79.4% 83.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1086 960 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1222 908 - Working population 35.2% 58.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.2% for men and 79.6% for women. 54% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 67 (87%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 6 (8%) · ■ Marginal 3 (4%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Theog - Rail 223 people - Til 222 people - Khar 220 people - Up Muhal Shaya 220 people - Rahan 219 people - Thathal 219 people - Khanu 218 people - Laphu 217 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, Nankhari, Shimla · 199 people - Barog · Village, Ramshahr, Solan · 191 people - Barog · Village, Bilaspur Sadar, Bilaspur · 185 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Barog? 171226 - How far is Barog from Shimla? 85 km by road - What is the population of Barog? 219 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barog in? Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Barog? 79.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/theog/barog-025371/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.