About Bamnol Village

Bamnol is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 272, made up of 145 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 325.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bamnol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamnol village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chaupal
Pincode	171226
Area (hectares)	325.18 hectares
Population	272
Male Population	145
Female Population	127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	876
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 Bamnol compares

By the 2011 count Bamnol is the 37th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 325.18 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Bamnol

Bamnol is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bamnol 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 Bamnol from other places

Bamnol lies about 32 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 31 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 Bamnol
Tehsil headquarters	Chaupal	12 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	31 km
District headquarters	Shimla	32 km

Villages closest to Bamnol

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.

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Common questions about Bamnol

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamnol village had a population of 272. That makes it the 37th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Bamnol village has 145 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamnol has about 876 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 Bamnol is 171226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bamnol covers 325.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bamnol is Salogra, about 31 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bamnol.

Bamnol is about 32 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamnol is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 12 km away. Salogra is about 31 km away. Shimla is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.