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About Baila Village

Baila is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 230, made up of 116 males and 114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baila village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 94.32 hectares
Population 230
Male Population 116
Female Population 114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baila compares

By the 2011 count Baila is the 128th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 94.32 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Baila

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

Baila lies about 22 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 Baila
Tehsil headquarters Theog 7.7 km
District headquarters Shimla 22 km

Villages closest to Baila

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 Baila

As per the Census of India 2011, Baila village had a population of 230. That makes it the 128th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Baila village has 116 males and 114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baila has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

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

Baila covers 94.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Baila notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Baila.

Baila is about 22 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baila is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 7.7 km away. Shimla is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anu (under 2 km), Kelwi (under 2 km) and Kathal (under 2 km).

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

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