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About Bobri Village

Bobri is a small village in Shalai tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 381, made up of 193 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bobri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bobri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Shalai
Pincode 173027
Area (hectares) 219 hectares
Population 381
Male Population 193
Female Population 188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bobri compares

By the 2011 count Bobri is the 24th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents. Its 219 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Bobri

Bobri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bobri as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bobri from other places

Bobri lies about 30 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 49 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 Bobri
Tehsil headquarters Shalai 3.3 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 28 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 30 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 49 km

Villages closest to Bobri

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.

Common questions about Bobri

As per the Census of India 2011, Bobri village had a population of 381. That makes it the 24th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents.

Bobri village has 193 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bobri has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 890.

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

Bobri covers 219 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bobri is Dehradun, about 49 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bobri.

Bobri is about 30 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bobri is in Shalai tehsil of Sirmaur district. Shalai is about 3.3 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 28 km away. Sirmaur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gawali Pashmi (1.7 km), Bela (1.7 km) and Sayasu (1.8 km).

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

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