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About Bakhrail Village

Bakhrail is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 93, made up of 46 males and 47 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakhrail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakhrail village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171103
Area (hectares) 69.07 hectares
Population 93
Male Population 46
Female Population 47
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakhrail compares

By the 2011 count Bakhrail is the 257th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 69.07 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Bakhrail

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

Bakhrail lies about 3.0 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 Bakhrail
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 3.0 km
District headquarters Shimla 3.0 km

Villages closest to Bakhrail

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 Bakhrail

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakhrail village had a population of 93. That makes it the 257th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Bakhrail village has 46 males and 47 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakhrail has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

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

Bakhrail covers 69.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Bakhrail notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Bakhrail.

Bakhrail is about 3.0 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakhrail is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 3.0 km away. Shimla is about 3.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malhiana (under 2 km), Up Muhal Malhiana Ii (under 2 km) and Chamiana (under 2 km).

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

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