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About Binchar Village

Binchar is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 78, made up of 43 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 814 females per 1000 males. The village covers 12.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Binchar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Binchar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171012
Area (hectares) 12.4 hectares
Population 78
Male Population 43
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 814
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 Binchar compares

By the 2011 count Binchar is the 292nd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 12.4 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Binchar

Binchar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Binchar 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 Binchar from other places

Binchar lies about 11 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 Binchar
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 11 km
District headquarters Shimla 11 km

Villages closest to Binchar

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 Binchar

As per the Census of India 2011, Binchar village had a population of 78. That makes it the 292nd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Binchar village has 43 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Binchar has about 814 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 Binchar is 171012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Binchar covers 12.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Binchar 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 Binchar.

Binchar is about 11 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Binchar is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 11 km away. Shimla is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bihar (under 2 km), Nambreli (under 2 km) and Jaghog (under 2 km).

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

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