About Bachhlon Village

Bachhlon is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 304, made up of 155 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

How Bachhlon compares

By the 2011 count Bachhlon is the 71st largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 101.52 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 990.

Getting to Bachhlon

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

Bachhlon lies about 23 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 6.2 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.

Villages closest to Bachhlon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Theog tehsil.

• Up Muhal Jangal Bachhlon under 2 km
• Bagon Sandhu 4.2 km
• Basha Bagain 4.2 km
• Up Muhal Khadli Bagari 4.2 km
• Up Muhal Jangal Kuhal 5.3 km
• Kanauri 5.8 km

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.