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About Bijli Village

Bijli is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 57, made up of 28 males and 29 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bijli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bijli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171011
Area (hectares) 16.89 hectares
Population 57
Male Population 28
Female Population 29
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bijli compares

By the 2011 count Bijli is the 353rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 16.89 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 Bijli

The census records public bus service for Bijli 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bijli from other places

Bijli lies about 29 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 Bijli
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 29 km
District headquarters Shimla 29 km

Villages closest to Bijli

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 Bijli

As per the Census of India 2011, Bijli village had a population of 57. That makes it the 353rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Bijli village has 28 males and 29 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bijli has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

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

Bijli covers 16.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Bijli notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Bijli.

Bijli is about 29 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bijli is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 29 km away. Shimla is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajana (3.1 km), Parahani (4.4 km) and Bhawana (5.2 km).

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

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