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About Baonta Village

Baonta is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 131, made up of 71 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baonta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baonta village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 91.15 hectares
Population 131
Male Population 71
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 845
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baonta compares

By the 2011 count Baonta is the 182nd largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 91.15 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 918.

Getting to Baonta

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

Baonta lies about 40 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 15 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 Baonta
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 4.9 km
Nearest town Baddi 14 km
Nearest railway station Bharatgarh 15 km
District headquarters Solan 40 km

Villages closest to Baonta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baonta village had a population of 131. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Baonta village has 71 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baonta has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Baonta is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baonta covers 91.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baonta falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baonta is Bharatgarh, about 15 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 Baonta.

Baonta is about 40 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baonta is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Nalagarh is about 4.9 km away. Baddi is about 14 km away. Bharatgarh 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 Baihli (under 2 km), Dhar Kotla (under 2 km) and Dohar (under 2 km).

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

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