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About Bakora Village

Bakora is a small village in Chirgaon tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 56, made up of 26 males and 30 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,154 females per 1000 males. The village covers 477.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakora village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Chirgaon
Pincode 171208
Area (hectares) 477.95 hectares
Population 56
Male Population 26
Female Population 30
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,154
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakora compares

By the 2011 count Bakora is the 105th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 477.95 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Bakora

Bakora is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bakora as Available within <5 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 Bakora from other places

Bakora lies about 31 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 29 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 Bakora
Nearest railway station Salogra 29 km
Nearest town Solan 31 km
Tehsil headquarters Chirgaon 31 km
District headquarters Shimla 31 km

Villages closest to Bakora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakora village had a population of 56. That makes it the 105th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Bakora village has 26 males and 30 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakora has about 1154 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Bakora is 171208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakora covers 477.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bakora falls under Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bakora is Salogra, about 29 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bakora.

Bakora is about 31 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakora is in Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district. Salogra is about 29 km away. Solan is about 31 km away. Chirgaon is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banoti Khas (under 2 km), Mandli (2.2 km) and Dungiani (2.9 km).

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

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