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About Bashol Village

Bashol is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 80, made up of 37 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,162 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bashol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bashol village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171103
Area (hectares) 38 hectares
Population 80
Male Population 37
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,162
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bashol compares

By the 2011 count Bashol is the 142nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 38 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 Bashol

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

Bashol 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 Bashol
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 10 km
District headquarters Shimla 12 km

Villages closest to Bashol

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 Bashol

As per the Census of India 2011, Bashol village had a population of 80. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Bashol village has 37 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bashol has about 1162 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

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

Bashol covers 38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bashol 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 Bashol.

Bashol 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.

Bashol is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 4.7 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 Bajhol (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 Bashol today is likely to be higher.

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