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About Bashailri I Village

Bashailri I is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 115, made up of 58 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bashailri I Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bashailri I village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171301
Area (hectares) 79.71 hectares
Population 115
Male Population 58
Female Population 57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bashailri I compares

By the 2011 count Bashailri I is the 117th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 79.71 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Bashailri I

Bashailri I is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bashailri I as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Bashailri I from other places

Bashailri I lies about 46 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 44 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 Bashailri I
Nearest town Sundarnagar 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 30 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 44 km
District headquarters Shimla 46 km

Villages closest to Bashailri I

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 Bashailri I

As per the Census of India 2011, Bashailri I village had a population of 115. That makes it the 117th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Bashailri I village has 58 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bashailri I has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Bashailri I is 171301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bashailri I covers 79.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bashailri I falls under Seoni tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bashailri I is Summer Hill, about 44 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bashailri I.

Bashailri I is about 46 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bashailri I is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Sundarnagar is about 8.8 km away. Seoni is about 30 km away. Summer Hill is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bashailri Ii (under 2 km), Gharaina (7.5 km) and Bagh (10 km).

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

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