About Bauth Village

Bauth is a small village in Cheta tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 285, made up of 137 males and 148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bauth Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bauth village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Cheta
Pincode	171217
Area (hectares)	29.2 hectares
Population	285
Male Population	137
Female Population	148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,080
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bauth compares

By the 2011 count Bauth is the 31st largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 336 residents. Its 29.2 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Bauth

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

Bauth lies about 33 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 13 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 Bauth
Nearest town	Solan	13 km
Nearest railway station	Barog	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Cheta	33 km
District headquarters	Shimla	33 km

Villages closest to Bauth

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bauth village had a population of 285. That makes it the 31st largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Bauth village has 137 males and 148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bauth has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Bauth is 171217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bauth covers 29.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bauth falls under Cheta tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bauth is Barog, about 13 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 10+ km distance for Bauth.

Bauth is about 33 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bauth is in Cheta tehsil of Shimla district. Solan is about 13 km away. Barog is about 13 km away. Cheta is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.