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About Bapdon Village

Bapdon is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 142, made up of 72 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bapdon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bapdon village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 173208
Area (hectares) 49.02 hectares
Population 142
Male Population 72
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bapdon compares

By the 2011 count Bapdon is the 121st largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 49.02 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Bapdon

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

Bapdon lies about 9.7 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kanoh, about under 2 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 Bapdon
Nearest railway station Kanoh under 2 km
District headquarters Solan 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Arki 23 km

Villages closest to Bapdon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bapdon village had a population of 142. That makes it the 121st largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Bapdon village has 72 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bapdon has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Bapdon is 173208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bapdon covers 49.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bapdon falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bapdon is Kanoh, about under 2 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 Bapdon.

Bapdon is about 9.7 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bapdon is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Kanoh is about under 2 km away. Solan is about 9.7 km away. Arki is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bajheri (under 2 km), Bayantlu (4.0 km) and Khalyana (4.6 km).

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

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