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About Bahal Bhatan Village

Bahal Bhatan is a small village in Barsar tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 161, made up of 86 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176041, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahal Bhatan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahal Bhatan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Barsar
Pincode 176041
Area (hectares) 21.71 hectares
Population 161
Male Population 86
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahal Bhatan compares

By the 2011 count Bahal Bhatan is the 125th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 21.71 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1122.

Getting to Bahal Bhatan

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

Bahal Bhatan lies about 8.8 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Churaru Takarla, about 34 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 Bahal Bhatan
District headquarters Hamirpur 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Barsar 25 km
Nearest railway station Churaru Takarla 34 km
Nearest town Nangal 41 km

Villages closest to Bahal Bhatan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barsar 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 Bahal Bhatan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahal Bhatan village had a population of 161. That makes it the 125th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Bahal Bhatan village has 86 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahal Bhatan has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1122.

The pincode recorded for Bahal Bhatan is 176041. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahal Bhatan covers 21.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bahal Bhatan falls under Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bahal Bhatan is Churaru Takarla, about 34 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 <5 km distance for Bahal Bhatan.

Bahal Bhatan is about 8.8 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahal Bhatan is in Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district. Hamirpur is about 8.8 km away. Barsar is about 25 km away. Churaru Takarla is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahal (under 2 km), Bahal Detwalian (under 2 km) and Bahal Masanda (under 2 km).

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

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