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About Bakhor Village

Bakhor is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 107, made up of 52 males and 55 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakhor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakhor village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173217
Area (hectares) 149 hectares
Population 107
Male Population 52
Female Population 55
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakhor compares

By the 2011 count Bakhor is the 116th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 149 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Bakhor

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

Bakhor lies about 27 km from Solan. 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 Bakhor
Nearest town Shimla 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 24 km
District headquarters Solan 27 km

Villages closest to Bakhor

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 Bakhor

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakhor village had a population of 107. That makes it the 116th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Bakhor village has 52 males and 55 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakhor has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Bakhor is 173217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakhor covers 149 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Bakhor notes the nearest railway station 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 Bakhor.

Bakhor is about 27 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakhor is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Shimla is about 16 km away. Kandaghat is about 24 km away. Solan 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 Neon (4.5 km), Kurgal (4.7 km) and Dera (4.9 km).

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

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