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About Bakhral Village

Bakhral is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 135, made up of 77 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 753 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakhral Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakhral village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171225
Area (hectares) 37.12 hectares
Population 135
Male Population 77
Female Population 58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 753
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakhral compares

By the 2011 count Bakhral is the 116th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 37.12 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 981.

Getting to Bakhral

Bakhral is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bakhral as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bakhral from other places

Bakhral lies about 38 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 Bakhral
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 12 km
District headquarters Shimla 38 km

Villages closest to Bakhral

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.

Common questions about Bakhral

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakhral village had a population of 135. That makes it the 116th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Bakhral village has 77 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakhral has about 753 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Bakhral is 171225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakhral covers 37.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Bakhral 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 <5 km distance for Bakhral.

Bakhral is about 38 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakhral is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ratnari (under 2 km), Baghi (2.1 km) and Mel I (2.4 km).

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

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