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About Bain Village

Bain is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 36, made up of 24 males and 12 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bain village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 173219
Area (hectares) 32.71 hectares
Population 36
Male Population 24
Female Population 12
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 500
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bain compares

By the 2011 count Bain is the 413th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 32.71 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 987.

Getting to Bain

Bain is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bain 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bain from other places

Bain lies about 18 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 15 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 Bain
Nearest railway station Jutogh 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 18 km
District headquarters Shimla 18 km

Villages closest to Bain

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 Bain

As per the Census of India 2011, Bain village had a population of 36. That makes it the 413th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Bain village has 24 males and 12 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bain has about 500 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Bain is 173219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bain covers 32.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bain is Jutogh, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Bain.

Bain is about 18 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bain is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 15 km away. Shimla Rural is about 18 km away. Shimla is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bainsh (under 2 km), Neirti (under 2 km) and Chalahat Bir (under 2 km).

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

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