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About Bahal Nalochan Village

Bahal Nalochan is a small village in Dhatwal tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 184, made up of 85 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,165 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176039, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahal Nalochan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahal Nalochan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Dhatwal
Pincode 176039
Area (hectares) 95.31 hectares
Population 184
Male Population 85
Female Population 99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,165
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 Bahal Nalochan compares

By the 2011 count Bahal Nalochan is the 67th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 299 residents. Its 95.31 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1186.

Getting to Bahal Nalochan

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

Bahal Nalochan lies about 47 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 25 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 Nalochan
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 25 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhatwal 28 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 47 km

Villages closest to Bahal Nalochan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahal Nalochan village had a population of 184. That makes it the 67th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 299 residents.

Bahal Nalochan village has 85 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahal Nalochan has about 1165 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1186.

The pincode recorded for Bahal Nalochan is 176039. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahal Nalochan covers 95.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bahal Nalochan falls under Dhatwal tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bahal Nalochan is Kiratpur Sahib, about 25 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 Bahal Nalochan.

Bahal Nalochan is about 47 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahal Nalochan is in Dhatwal tehsil of Hamirpur district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 25 km away. Sundarnagar is about 27 km away. Dhatwal is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nalera (under 2 km), Nalwar (under 2 km) and Mandiara (2.2 km).

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

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