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About Baonda Village

Baonda is a mid sized village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,530, made up of 848 males and 682 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 804 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baonda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baonda village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rampur
Pincode 172101
Area (hectares) 206 hectares
Population 1,530
Male Population 848
Female Population 682
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 804
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baonda compares

By the 2011 count Baonda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 206 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Baonda

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

Baonda lies about 48 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 Baonda
Tehsil headquarters Rampur 25 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 45 km
District headquarters Shimla 48 km

Villages closest to Baonda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baonda village had a population of 1,530. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Baonda village has 848 males and 682 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baonda has about 804 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Baonda is 172101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baonda covers 206 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baonda falls under Rampur tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Baonda 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 Baonda.

Baonda is about 48 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baonda is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 25 km away. Sundarnagar is about 45 km away. Shimla is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Radoli Sharnali (under 2 km), D P F Gandla Seri (under 2 km) and D P F Seri Majhali (under 2 km).

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

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