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About Baikar Village

Baikar is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 41, made up of 20 males and 21 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baikar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baikar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171103
Area (hectares) 45.13 hectares
Population 41
Male Population 20
Female Population 21
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baikar compares

By the 2011 count Baikar is the 403rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 45.13 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 987.

Getting to Baikar

Baikar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baikar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Baikar from other places

Baikar lies about 26 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 5.5 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 Baikar
Nearest town Solan 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Barog 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 26 km
District headquarters Shimla 26 km

Villages closest to Baikar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Baikar

As per the Census of India 2011, Baikar village had a population of 41. That makes it the 403rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Baikar village has 20 males and 21 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baikar has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

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

Baikar covers 45.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baikar falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baikar is Barog, about 5.5 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 - 10 km distance for Baikar.

Baikar is about 26 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baikar is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Solan is about 5.0 km away. Barog is about 5.5 km away. Shimla Rural is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jatol (under 2 km), Ajdhar (4.3 km) and Dhar (4.3 km).

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

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