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About Baila Village

Baila is a small village in Ramshahr tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 161, made up of 76 males and 85 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,118 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baila village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Ramshahr
Pincode 174102
Area (hectares) 166 hectares
Population 161
Male Population 76
Female Population 85
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,118
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baila compares

By the 2011 count Baila is the 70th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 151 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 992.

Getting to Baila

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

Baila lies about 32 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 9.7 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 Baila
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 9.7 km
Nearest town Shimla 11 km
District headquarters Solan 32 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramshahr 34 km

Villages closest to Baila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baila village had a population of 161. That makes it the 70th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 151 residents.

Baila village has 76 males and 85 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baila has about 1118 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Baila is 174102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baila covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baila falls under Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baila is Summer Hill, about 9.7 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 Baila.

Baila 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.

Baila is in Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district. Summer Hill is about 9.7 km away. Shimla is about 11 km away. Solan is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kahnani (4.4 km), Bauh (7.2 km) and Matuli (8.2 km).

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

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