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About Bohli Village

Bohli is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 214, made up of 109 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bohli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bohli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171103
Area (hectares) 94.23 hectares
Population 214
Male Population 109
Female Population 105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
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 Bohli compares

By the 2011 count Bohli is the 102nd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 94.23 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Bohli

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

Bohli lies about 15 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, 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 Bohli
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 15 km
District headquarters Shimla 15 km

Villages closest to Bohli

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 Bohli

As per the Census of India 2011, Bohli village had a population of 214. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Bohli village has 109 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bohli has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

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

Bohli covers 94.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bohli is Summer Hill, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bohli.

Bohli is about 15 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bohli is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Summer Hill is about 13 km away. Shimla Rural is about 15 km away. Shimla is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sangti (2.1 km), Panihana (2.3 km) and Mahapuna (2.5 km).

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

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