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About Bajah Village

Bajah is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 348, made up of 190 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 832 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bajah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bajah village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nerua
Pincode 171210
Area (hectares) 117.12 hectares
Population 348
Male Population 190
Female Population 158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 832
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bajah compares

By the 2011 count Bajah is the 23rd largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 117.12 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 944.

Getting to Bajah

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

Bajah lies about 58 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 58 km away. 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 Bajah
Tehsil headquarters Nerua 26 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 54 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 58 km
District headquarters Shimla 58 km

Villages closest to Bajah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bajah village had a population of 348. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Bajah village has 190 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bajah has about 832 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Bajah is 171210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bajah covers 117.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bajah falls under Nerua tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bajah is Salogra, about 58 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Bajah.

Bajah is about 58 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bajah is in Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. Nerua is about 26 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 54 km away. Salogra is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basra (under 2 km), Dokhra (under 2 km) and Jhandua (under 2 km).

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

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