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Barshil Population - Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Barshil is a small village located in Chirgaon Tehsil of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh with total 30 families residing. The Barshil village has population of 174 of which 93 are males while 81 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Barshil village population of children with age 0-6 is 23 which makes up 13.22 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Barshil village is 871 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Barshil as per census is 769, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Barshil village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Barshil village was 58.28 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Barshil Male literacy stands at 60.00 % while female literacy rate was 56.34 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Barshil village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Barshil village.

Barshil Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 30 - -
Population 174 93 81
Child (0-6) 23 13 10
Schedule Caste 4 1 3
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 58.28 % 60.00 % 56.34 %
Total Workers 75 38 37
Main Worker 46 - -
Marginal Worker 29 2 27

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.30 % of total population in Barshil village. The village Barshil currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Barshil village out of total population, 75 were engaged in work activities. 61.33 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 38.67 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 75 workers engaged in Main Work, 31 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 10 were Agricultural labourer.