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About Baukhar Village

Baukhar is a large village in Sarila tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,014, made up of 1,073 males and 941 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1153.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 210432, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baukhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baukhar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Sarila
Pincode 210432
Area (hectares) 1153.12 hectares
Population 2,014
Male Population 1,073
Female Population 941
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baukhar compares

By the 2011 count Baukhar is the 30th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents. Its 1153.12 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 842.

Getting to Baukhar

Baukhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baukhar as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baukhar from other places

Baukhar lies about 18 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 29 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Baukhar
Tehsil headquarters Sarila 18 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 18 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 29 km
Nearest town Nangal 44 km

Villages closest to Baukhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sarila tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Baukhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Baukhar village had a population of 2,014. That makes it the 30th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,583 residents.

Baukhar village has 1,073 males and 941 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baukhar has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 842.

The pincode recorded for Baukhar is 210432. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baukhar covers 1153.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baukhar falls under Sarila tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baukhar is Amb Andaura, about 29 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Baukhar.

Baukhar is about 18 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baukhar is in Sarila tehsil of Hamirpur district. Sarila is about 18 km away. Hamirpur is about 18 km away. Amb Andaura is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Kharka (under 2 km), Barahara (under 2 km) and Baroli Kharka (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Baukhar today is likely to be higher.

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