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About Bashol Village

Bashol is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16, made up of 7 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,286 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173206, 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 Krishangarh
Pincode 173206
Area (hectares) 13 hectares
Population 16
Male Population 7
Female Population 9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,286
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bashol compares

By the 2011 count Bashol is the 189th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 13 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 1045.

Getting to Bashol

Bashol is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bashol 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 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 Krishangarh 28 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 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 Bashol

As per the Census of India 2011, Bashol village had a population of 16. That makes it the 189th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Bashol village has 7 males and 9 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 1045.

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

Bashol covers 13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bashol falls under Krishangarh 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 village and private bus service as Available within village 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 Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Summer Hill is about 10 km away. Shimla is about 12 km away. Krishangarh is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Serta (2.7 km), Bamot (2.7 km) and Bhiwan (4.3 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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