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About Baknawal Village

Baknawal is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 66, made up of 33 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baknawal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baknawal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171202
Area (hectares) 40.98 hectares
Population 66
Male Population 33
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baknawal compares

By the 2011 count Baknawal is the 171st largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 40.98 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Baknawal

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

Baknawal lies about 34 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 Baknawal
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 1.5 km
District headquarters Shimla 34 km

Villages closest to Baknawal

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 Baknawal

As per the Census of India 2011, Baknawal village had a population of 66. That makes it the 171st largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Baknawal village has 33 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baknawal has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

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

Baknawal covers 40.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Baknawal notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Baknawal.

Baknawal is about 34 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baknawal is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 1.5 km away. Shimla is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panog (under 2 km), Satahi (under 2 km) and Dhanroti (under 2 km).

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

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