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About Bashol Village

Bashol is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 96, made up of 42 males and 54 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,286 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bashol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bashol village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173207
Area (hectares) 36.66 hectares
Population 96
Male Population 42
Female Population 54
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,286
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 Bashol compares

By the 2011 count Bashol is the 130th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 36.66 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Bashol

Bashol is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bashol 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 Bashol from other places

Bashol lies about 32 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 10 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 Bashol
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 10 km
Nearest town Shimla 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 25 km
District headquarters Solan 32 km

Villages closest to Bashol

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 Bashol

As per the Census of India 2011, Bashol village had a population of 96. That makes it the 130th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Bashol village has 42 males and 54 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bashol has about 1286 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Bashol is 173207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bashol covers 36.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bashol is Summer Hill, about 10 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 Bashol.

Bashol 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.

Bashol is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Summer Hill is about 10 km away. Shimla is about 12 km away. Kandaghat is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banota (under 2 km), Nihara (3.1 km) and Sayari (4.1 km).

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

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