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About Bajaur Village

Bajaur is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 37, made up of 21 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 762 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bajaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bajaur village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173215
Area (hectares) 24.03 hectares
Population 37
Male Population 21
Female Population 16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 762
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bajaur compares

By the 2011 count Bajaur is the 209th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 24.03 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Bajaur

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

Bajaur lies about 32 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 13 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 Bajaur
Nearest railway station Jutogh 13 km
Nearest town Shimla 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 26 km
District headquarters Solan 32 km

Villages closest to Bajaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bajaur village had a population of 37. That makes it the 209th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Bajaur village has 21 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bajaur has about 762 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Bajaur is 173215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bajaur covers 24.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bajaur falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bajaur is Jutogh, about 13 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bajaur.

Bajaur is about 32 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bajaur is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Jutogh is about 13 km away. Shimla is about 16 km away. Kandaghat is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baihli (3.0 km), Laliana (3.2 km) and Sayari (3.6 km).

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

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