About Bamta Village

Bamta is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 386, made up of 190 males and 196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bamta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamta village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chaupal
Pincode	171211
Area (hectares)	176.5 hectares
Population	386
Male Population	190
Female Population	196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,032
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bamta compares

By the 2011 count Bamta is the 12th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 176.5 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Bamta

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

Bamta lies about 44 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 Bamta
Tehsil headquarters	Chaupal	8.6 km
District headquarters	Shimla	44 km

Villages closest to Bamta

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 Bamta

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamta village had a population of 386. That makes it the 12th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Bamta village has 190 males and 196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamta has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

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

Bamta covers 176.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bamta.

Bamta is about 44 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamta is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 8.6 km away. Shimla is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.