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About Bajhowa Village

Bajhowa is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 212, made up of 110 males and 102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bajhowa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bajhowa village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 102 hectares
Population 212
Male Population 110
Female Population 102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
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 Bajhowa compares

By the 2011 count Bajhowa is the 148th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 102 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Bajhowa

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

Bajhowa lies about 18 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 Bajhowa
Tehsil headquarters Theog under 2 km
District headquarters Shimla 18 km

Villages closest to Bajhowa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bajhowa village had a population of 212. That makes it the 148th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Bajhowa village has 110 males and 102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bajhowa has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Bajhowa is 171201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bajhowa covers 102 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bajhowa falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Bajhowa 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 Bajhowa.

Bajhowa is about 18 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bajhowa is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about under 2 km away. Shimla is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barugarbi (under 2 km), Barushargi (under 2 km) and Barui (under 2 km).

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

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