About Bhamta Shila Village

Bhamta Shila is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 73, made up of 35 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,086 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhamta Shila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhamta Shila village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Kotkhai
Pincode	171202
Area (hectares)	26.31 hectares
Population	73
Male Population	35
Female Population	38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,086
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhamta Shila compares

By the 2011 count Bhamta Shila is the 168th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 26.31 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Bhamta Shila

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

Bhamta Shila lies about 47 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 Bhamta Shila
Tehsil headquarters	Kotkhai	12 km
District headquarters	Shimla	47 km

Villages closest to Bhamta Shila

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.

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Bhamta Shila

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhamta Shila village had a population of 73. That makes it the 168th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Bhamta Shila village has 35 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhamta Shila has about 1086 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

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

Bhamta Shila covers 26.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhamta Shila falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Bhamta Shila 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 Bhamta Shila.

Bhamta Shila is about 47 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhamta Shila is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.