About Bashol Village

Bashol is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 80, made up of 38 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,105 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bashol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bashol village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171011
Area (hectares)	27.57 hectares
Population	80
Male Population	38
Female Population	42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,105
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bashol compares

By the 2011 count Bashol is the 289th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 27.57 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 Bashol

Bashol is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bashol as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bashol from other places

Bashol lies about 12 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 10 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 Bashol
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	12 km
District headquarters	Shimla	12 km

Villages closest to Bashol

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 Bashol

As per the Census of India 2011, Bashol village had a population of 80. That makes it the 289th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Bashol village has 38 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bashol has about 1105 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Bashol is 171011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bashol covers 27.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bashol is Summer Hill, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bashol.

Bashol is about 12 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bashol is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Summer Hill is about 10 km away. Shimla Rural is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.