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

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Village · Theog, Shimla 

# Bhirgarh

Bhirgarh is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171220**. The 2011 Census counted **202 people in 42 households**, the 170th largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 202people (2011)
- 42households
- 84.2%literacy
- 171220PIN code

## Bhirgarh PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhirgarh is 171220.** Bhirgarh falls in Theog sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171220
- Community development blockTheog
- Census village code025063

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

## How far is Bhirgarh from nearby towns?

- Theog (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)55 km by road
- Theog (nearest town)23 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 Bhirgarh?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Bhirgarh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Theog
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Theog
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 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
- 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 Bhirgarh known for?

The main crops are **apple and vegetables**. About 21% of the 101 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 Bhirgarh

Of every 100 households in Bhirgarh in 2011, 98 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhirgarh · ■ Theog rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**47%

Tap water ****88%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****62%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%**

**51%

Use banking services ****71%**

**75%

Television ****55%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**8%

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

**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 Bhirgarh?

■ Bhirgarh · ■ Theog rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.2%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1214**

**908

Working population ****25.7%**

**58.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.4% for men and 79.1% for women. 48% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 40 (77%) · **■** Other work 12 (23%)

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

- Matli205 people
- Banar204 people
- Up Muhal Charhi204 people
- Karani203 people
- Silu202 people
- Nawagaon201 people
- Koti200 people
- Majholi200 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhirgarh?171220
- How far is Bhirgarh from Shimla?55 km by road
- What is the population of Bhirgarh?202 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhirgarh in?Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bhirgarh?84.2% (Census 2011)