About Bambal Village

Bambal is a mid sized village in Shalai tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 797, made up of 418 males and 379 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bambal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bambal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Shalai
Pincode	173027
Area (hectares)	286 hectares
Population	797
Male Population	418
Female Population	379
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	907
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bambal compares

By the 2011 count Bambal is the 18th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents. Its 286 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Bambal

Bambal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bambal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bambal from other places

Bambal lies about 6.7 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 45 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 Bambal
District headquarters	Sirmaur	6.7 km
Nearest town	Nāhan	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shalai	24 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	45 km

Villages closest to Bambal

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

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Common questions about Bambal

As per the Census of India 2011, Bambal village had a population of 797. That makes it the 18th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents.

Bambal village has 418 males and 379 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bambal has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Bambal is 173027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bambal covers 286 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bambal falls under Shalai tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bambal is Salogra, about 45 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bambal.

Bambal is about 6.7 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bambal is in Shalai tehsil of Sirmaur district. Sirmaur is about 6.7 km away. Nāhan is about 18 km away. Shalai is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.