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About Bashri Village

Bashri is a small village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 213, made up of 101 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,109 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bashri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bashri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rampur
Pincode 172022
Area (hectares) 135.68 hectares
Population 213
Male Population 101
Female Population 112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,109
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bashri compares

By the 2011 count Bashri is the 100th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 135.68 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 962.

Getting to Bashri

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

Bashri lies about 55 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 Bashri
Tehsil headquarters Rampur 13 km
District headquarters Shimla 55 km

Villages closest to Bashri

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 Bashri

As per the Census of India 2011, Bashri village had a population of 213. That makes it the 100th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Bashri village has 101 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bashri has about 1109 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Bashri is 172022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bashri covers 135.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Bashri 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 <5 km distance for Bashri.

Bashri is about 55 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bashri is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 13 km away. Shimla is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dalog (under 2 km), Mandhog (1.6 km) and Jangal Bhamrara (1.9 km).

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

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