About Bakhol Village

Bakhol is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 244, made up of 126 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakhol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakhol village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Kotkhai
Pincode	171202
Area (hectares)	47 hectares
Population	244
Male Population	126
Female Population	118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakhol compares

By the 2011 count Bakhol is the 53rd largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 47 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Bakhol

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

Bakhol lies about 31 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 Bakhol
Tehsil headquarters	Kotkhai	4.8 km
District headquarters	Shimla	31 km

Villages closest to Bakhol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakhol village had a population of 244. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Bakhol village has 126 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakhol has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Bakhol is 171202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakhol covers 47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bakhol falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Bakhol 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 Bakhol.

Bakhol 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.

Bakhol is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 4.8 km away. Shimla is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.