About Bajhyar Village

Bajhyar is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 169, made up of 77 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,195 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bajhyar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bajhyar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171103
Area (hectares)	65.45 hectares
Population	169
Male Population	77
Female Population	92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,195
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bajhyar compares

By the 2011 count Bajhyar is the 142nd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 65.45 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Bajhyar

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

Bajhyar lies about 16 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 13 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 Bajhyar
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	16 km
District headquarters	Shimla	16 km

Villages closest to Bajhyar

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 Bajhyar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bajhyar village had a population of 169. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Bajhyar village has 77 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bajhyar has about 1195 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

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

Bajhyar covers 65.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bajhyar is Jutogh, about 13 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 Bajhyar.

Bajhyar is about 16 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bajhyar is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 13 km away. Shimla Rural is about 16 km away. Shimla is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.