About Baura Village

Baura is a small village in Cheta tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 345, made up of 174 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baura village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Cheta
Pincode	171217
Area (hectares)	191.58 hectares
Population	345
Male Population	174
Female Population	171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baura compares

By the 2011 count Baura is the 23rd largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 336 residents. Its 191.58 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Baura

Baura is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Baura as Available within 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 Baura from other places

Baura lies about 7.6 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Shoghi railway station, about 3.2 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 Baura
Nearest railway station	Shoghi railway station	3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Cheta	7.6 km
District headquarters	Shimla	7.6 km

Villages closest to Baura

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 Baura

As per the Census of India 2011, Baura village had a population of 345. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Baura village has 174 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baura has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

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

Baura covers 191.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Baura is Shoghi railway station, about 3.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Baura.

Baura is about 7.6 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baura is in Cheta tehsil of Shimla district. Shoghi railway station is about 3.2 km away. Cheta is about 7.6 km away. Shimla is about 7.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.