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About Bamot Village

Bamot is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 177, made up of 80 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,212 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bamot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamot village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171007
Area (hectares) 53.02 hectares
Population 177
Male Population 80
Female Population 97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,212
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bamot compares

By the 2011 count Bamot is the 74th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 53.02 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Bamot

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

Bamot lies about 9.2 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 8.2 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 Bamot
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 8.2 km
District headquarters Shimla 9.2 km

Villages closest to Bamot

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 Bamot

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamot village had a population of 177. That makes it the 74th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Bamot village has 80 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamot has about 1212 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Bamot is 171007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bamot covers 53.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bamot is Summer Hill, about 8.2 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 Bamot.

Bamot is about 9.2 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamot is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 6.3 km away. Summer Hill is about 8.2 km away. Shimla is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bag (under 2 km), Bag I (under 2 km) and Bag Ii (under 2 km).

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

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