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About Bhaila Village

Bhaila is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 126, made up of 69 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 826 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhaila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhaila village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Chaupal
Pincode 171226
Area (hectares) 49.11 hectares
Population 126
Male Population 69
Female Population 57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 826
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhaila compares

By the 2011 count Bhaila is the 91st largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 49.11 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 Bhaila

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

Bhaila lies about 36 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 33 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 Bhaila
Tehsil headquarters Chaupal 12 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 33 km
Nearest town Solan 35 km
District headquarters Shimla 36 km

Villages closest to Bhaila

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 Bhaila

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhaila village had a population of 126. That makes it the 91st largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Bhaila village has 69 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhaila has about 826 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 Bhaila is 171226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhaila covers 49.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhaila is Salogra, about 33 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bhaila.

Bhaila is about 36 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhaila is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 12 km away. Salogra is about 33 km away. Solan is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jorna (under 2 km), Jangal Lihat (2.2 km) and Lihat (2.2 km).

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

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