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About Bajot Village

Bajot is a small village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 65, made up of 23 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,826 females per 1000 males. The village covers 10.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176095, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bajot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bajot village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaisinghpur
Pincode 176095
Area (hectares) 10.05 hectares
Population 65
Male Population 23
Female Population 42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,826
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bajot compares

By the 2011 count Bajot is the 188th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 10.05 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1217.

Getting to Bajot

Bajot is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bajot as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bajot from other places

Bajot lies about 61 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Winch Camp, about 7.8 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 Bajot
Nearest railway station Winch Camp 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaisinghpur 30 km
Nearest town Mandi 30 km
District headquarters Kangra 61 km

Villages closest to Bajot

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaisinghpur 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 Bajot

As per the Census of India 2011, Bajot village had a population of 65. That makes it the 188th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Bajot village has 23 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bajot has about 1826 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1217.

The pincode recorded for Bajot is 176095. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bajot covers 10.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bajot falls under Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bajot is Winch Camp, about 7.8 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bajot.

Bajot is about 61 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bajot is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district. Winch Camp is about 7.8 km away. Jaisinghpur is about 30 km away. Mandi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sari (4.2 km), Liunda (5.0 km) and Kathla (10 km).

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

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