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About Bhaji Village

Bhaji is a small village in Pachhad tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 128, made up of 72 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 778 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhaji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhaji village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Pachhad
Pincode 173024
Area (hectares) 71 hectares
Population 128
Male Population 72
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 778
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhaji compares

By the 2011 count Bhaji is the 163rd largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 206 residents. Its 71 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Bhaji

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

Bhaji lies about 27 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 12 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 Bhaji
Nearest town Solan 11 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Pachhad 27 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 27 km

Villages closest to Bhaji

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhaji village had a population of 128. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 206 residents.

Bhaji village has 72 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhaji has about 778 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Bhaji is 173024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhaji covers 71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhaji falls under Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhaji is Salogra, about 12 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 village for Bhaji.

Bhaji is about 27 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhaji is in Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district. Solan is about 11 km away. Salogra is about 12 km away. Pachhad is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohan (under 2 km), Thana Kavadi (1.5 km) and Mahlana (2.4 km).

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

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