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About Bai Village

Bai is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 431, made up of 215 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bai village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 172029
Area (hectares) 100.92 hectares
Population 431
Male Population 215
Female Population 216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bai compares

By the 2011 count Bai is the 28th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 100.92 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Bai

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

Bai lies about 36 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 Bai
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain under 2 km
District headquarters Shimla 36 km

Villages closest to Bai

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 Bai

As per the Census of India 2011, Bai village had a population of 431. That makes it the 28th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Bai village has 215 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bai has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Bai is 172029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bai covers 100.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Bai 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 Bai.

Bai is about 36 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bai is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about under 2 km away. Shimla is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumharsain (under 2 km), Dethal (under 2 km) and Barara (under 2 km).

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

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