Skip to main content

About Bauntra Village

Bauntra is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 34, made up of 20 males and 14 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 700 females per 1000 males. The village covers 12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bauntra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bauntra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Krishangarh
Pincode 173206
Area (hectares) 12 hectares
Population 34
Male Population 20
Female Population 14
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 700
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 Bauntra compares

By the 2011 count Bauntra is the 163rd largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 12 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Bauntra

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

Bauntra lies about 15 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Shoghi railway station, about 3.2 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 Bauntra
Nearest railway station Shoghi railway station 3.2 km
Nearest town Shimla 7.6 km
District headquarters Solan 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Krishangarh 23 km

Villages closest to Bauntra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bauntra village had a population of 34. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Bauntra village has 20 males and 14 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bauntra has about 700 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Bauntra is 173206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bauntra covers 12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bauntra falls under Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bauntra is Shoghi railway station, about 3.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bauntra.

Bauntra is about 15 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bauntra is in Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Shoghi railway station is about 3.2 km away. Shimla is about 7.6 km away. Solan is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salan (5.8 km), Bishanpur (6.0 km) and Kalyan (6.1 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All