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About Bajhol Village

Bajhol is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 229, made up of 109 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,101 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bajhol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bajhol village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171103
Area (hectares) 119 hectares
Population 229
Male Population 109
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,101
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bajhol compares

By the 2011 count Bajhol is the 50th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Bajhol

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

Bajhol lies about 12 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 10 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 Bajhol
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 10 km
District headquarters Shimla 12 km

Villages closest to Bajhol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bajhol village had a population of 229. That makes it the 50th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Bajhol village has 109 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bajhol has about 1101 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Bajhol is 171103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bajhol covers 119 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.

Bajhol falls under Seoni tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bajhol is Summer Hill, about 10 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 village for Bajhol.

Bajhol is about 12 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bajhol is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 4.4 km away. Summer Hill is about 10 km away. Shimla is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bashol (under 2 km), Jangal Nalag (under 2 km) and Nalag (under 2 km).

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

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