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About Baunal Village

Baunal is a small village in Renuka tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 353, made up of 182 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baunal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baunal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Renuka
Pincode 173023
Area (hectares) 161.21 hectares
Population 353
Male Population 182
Female Population 171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baunal compares

By the 2011 count Baunal is the 53rd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 640 residents. Its 161.21 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Baunal

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

Baunal lies about 5.2 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 43 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 Baunal
Tehsil headquarters Renuka 5.2 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 5.2 km
Nearest town Nāhan 17 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 43 km

Villages closest to Baunal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baunal village had a population of 353. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 640 residents.

Baunal village has 182 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baunal has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Baunal is 173023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baunal covers 161.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baunal falls under Renuka tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baunal is Salogra, about 43 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 Baunal.

Baunal is about 5.2 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baunal is in Renuka tehsil of Sirmaur district. Renuka is about 5.2 km away. Sirmaur is about 5.2 km away. Nāhan is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kakog (under 2 km), Maina Gharail (under 2 km) and Rajana (under 2 km).

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

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