About Bashla Village

Bashla is a mid sized village in Rohru tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 634, made up of 322 males and 312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bashla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bashla village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Rohru
Pincode	171223
Area (hectares)	224.3 hectares
Population	634
Male Population	322
Female Population	312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bashla compares

By the 2011 count Bashla is the 23rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 224.3 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Bashla

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

Bashla lies about 52 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 Bashla
Tehsil headquarters	Rohru	6.1 km
District headquarters	Shimla	52 km

Villages closest to Bashla

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 Bashla

As per the Census of India 2011, Bashla village had a population of 634. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Bashla village has 322 males and 312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bashla has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Bashla is 171223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bashla covers 224.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Bashla 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 Bashla.

Bashla is about 52 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bashla is in Rohru tehsil of Shimla district. Rohru is about 6.1 km away. Shimla is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.