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About Baza Village

Baza is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 117, made up of 59 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baza Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baza village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 172031
Area (hectares) 61 hectares
Population 117
Male Population 59
Female Population 58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
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 Baza compares

By the 2011 count Baza is the 120th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 61 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Baza

Baza is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baza 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 Baza from other places

Baza lies about 6.5 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 Baza
District headquarters Shimla 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain 30 km

Villages closest to Baza

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baza village had a population of 117. That makes it the 120th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Baza village has 59 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baza has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Baza is 172031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baza covers 61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baza falls under Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Baza 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 Baza.

Baza is about 6.5 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baza is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla is about 6.5 km away. Kumharsain is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kufri (4.5 km), Bharari (5.0 km) and Barubagh (5.7 km).

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

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