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About Bahora Village

Bahora is a small village in Bhattiyat tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 311, made up of 149 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,087 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahora village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Bhattiyat
Pincode 176301
Area (hectares) 92.75 hectares
Population 311
Male Population 149
Female Population 162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,087
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahora compares

By the 2011 count Bahora is the 49th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 92.75 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Bahora

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

Bahora lies about 4.0 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 37 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 Bahora
Tehsil headquarters Bhattiyat 4.0 km
District headquarters Chamba 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 37 km

Villages closest to Bahora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahora village had a population of 311. That makes it the 49th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Bahora village has 149 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahora has about 1087 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Bahora is 176301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahora covers 92.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bahora falls under Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bahora is Nurpur Road, about 37 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 Bahora.

Bahora is about 4.0 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahora is in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district. Bhattiyat is about 4.0 km away. Chamba is about 4.0 km away. Nurpur Road is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhamgaraon (2.8 km), Bankot (3.1 km) and Chipnal (3.2 km).

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

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