About Bainsh Village

Bainsh is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 123, made up of 50 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,460 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bainsh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bainsh village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171103
Area (hectares)	70.72 hectares
Population	123
Male Population	50
Female Population	73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,460
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bainsh compares

By the 2011 count Bainsh is the 197th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 70.72 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 Bainsh

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

Bainsh 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 Bainsh
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	18 km
District headquarters	Shimla	18 km

Villages closest to Bainsh

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.

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Common questions about Bainsh

As per the Census of India 2011, Bainsh village had a population of 123. That makes it the 197th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Bainsh village has 50 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bainsh has about 1460 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

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

Bainsh covers 70.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bainsh is Jutogh, about 15 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bainsh.

Bainsh 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.

Bainsh 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.