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About Bahal Masanda Village

Bahal Masanda is a small village in Barsar tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 60, made up of 31 males and 29 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176041, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahal Masanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahal Masanda village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Barsar
Pincode 176041
Area (hectares) 18 hectares
Population 60
Male Population 31
Female Population 29
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahal Masanda compares

By the 2011 count Bahal Masanda is the 199th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 18 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1122.

Getting to Bahal Masanda

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

Bahal Masanda 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 Masanda
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 Masanda

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 Masanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahal Masanda village had a population of 60. That makes it the 199th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Bahal Masanda village has 31 males and 29 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahal Masanda has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1122.

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

Bahal Masanda covers 18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bahal Masanda 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 Masanda.

Bahal Masanda 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 Masanda 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 Bhatan (under 2 km) and Bahal Detwalian (under 2 km).

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

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