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About Bauh Village

Bauh is a small village in Ramshahr tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 165, made up of 81 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bauh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bauh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Ramshahr
Pincode 174102
Area (hectares) 130 hectares
Population 165
Male Population 81
Female Population 84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
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 Bauh compares

By the 2011 count Bauh is the 68th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 151 residents. Its 130 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 Bauh

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

Bauh lies about 30 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, 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 Bauh
Nearest railway station Jutogh 10 km
Nearest town Shimla 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramshahr 27 km
District headquarters Solan 30 km

Villages closest to Bauh

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 Bauh

As per the Census of India 2011, Bauh village had a population of 165. That makes it the 68th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 151 residents.

Bauh village has 81 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bauh has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

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

Bauh covers 130 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bauh is Jutogh, 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 Bauh.

Bauh is about 30 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bauh is in Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district. Jutogh is about 10 km away. Shimla is about 13 km away. Ramshahr is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matuli (2.1 km), Chouri (3.8 km) and Sunli Rug (4.4 km).

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

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