About Bajeshal Village

Bajeshal is a small village in Rohru tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 298, made up of 150 males and 148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bajeshal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bajeshal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Rohru
Pincode	171225
Area (hectares)	148.87 hectares
Population	298
Male Population	150
Female Population	148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bajeshal compares

By the 2011 count Bajeshal is the 62nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 148.87 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Bajeshal

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

Bajeshal lies about 48 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 Bajeshal
Tehsil headquarters	Rohru	13 km
District headquarters	Shimla	48 km

Villages closest to Bajeshal

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

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Common questions about Bajeshal

As per the Census of India 2011, Bajeshal village had a population of 298. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Bajeshal village has 150 males and 148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bajeshal has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Bajeshal is 171225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bajeshal covers 148.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bajeshal falls under Rohru tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Bajeshal 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 village for Bajeshal.

Bajeshal is about 48 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bajeshal is in Rohru tehsil of Shimla district. Rohru is about 13 km away. Shimla is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.