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About Buila Village

Buila is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 472, made up of 241 males and 231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Buila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Buila village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 172.29 hectares
Population 472
Male Population 241
Female Population 231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Buila compares

By the 2011 count Buila is the 21st largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 172.29 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 Buila

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

Buila lies about 45 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 25 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 Buila
Tehsil headquarters Arki 17 km
Nearest railway station Jutogh 25 km
Nearest town Shimla 27 km
District headquarters Solan 45 km

Villages closest to Buila

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 Buila

As per the Census of India 2011, Buila village had a population of 472. That makes it the 21st largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Buila village has 241 males and 231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Buila has about 959 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 Buila is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Buila covers 172.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Buila is Jutogh, about 25 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 Buila.

Buila is about 45 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Buila is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Arki is about 17 km away. Jutogh is about 25 km away. Shimla 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 Chikanhada (under 2 km), Mandno (1.8 km) and Behli (2.1 km).

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

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