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About Bajroth Village

Bajroth is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 228, made up of 121 males and 107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bajroth Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bajroth village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Chaupal
Pincode 171211
Area (hectares) 55.37 hectares
Population 228
Male Population 121
Female Population 107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bajroth compares

By the 2011 count Bajroth is the 49th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 55.37 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Bajroth

Bajroth is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bajroth as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Bajroth from other places

Bajroth lies about 45 km from Shimla. 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 Bajroth
Tehsil headquarters Chaupal 7.2 km
District headquarters Shimla 45 km

Villages closest to Bajroth

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bajroth village had a population of 228. That makes it the 49th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Bajroth village has 121 males and 107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bajroth has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Bajroth is 171211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bajroth covers 55.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bajroth falls under Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Bajroth notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bajroth.

Bajroth is about 45 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bajroth is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 7.2 km away. Shimla is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharola (under 2 km), Charauli (under 2 km) and Ghurla (under 2 km).

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

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