About Bajwa Village

Bajwa is a small village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 238, made up of 132 males and 106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 803 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bajwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bajwa village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Rampur
Pincode	172001
Area (hectares)	318 hectares
Population	238
Male Population	132
Female Population	106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	803
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bajwa compares

By the 2011 count Bajwa is the 96th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 318 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Bajwa

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

Bajwa lies about 27 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 Bajwa
District headquarters	Shimla	27 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rampur	31 km

Villages closest to Bajwa

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.

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Common questions about Bajwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Bajwa village had a population of 238. That makes it the 96th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Bajwa village has 132 males and 106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bajwa has about 803 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 Bajwa is 172001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bajwa covers 318 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Bajwa 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 Bajwa.

Bajwa is about 27 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bajwa is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla is about 27 km away. Rampur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.