About Bahal Village

Bahal is a small village in Galore tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 143, made up of 63 males and 80 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,270 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Galore
Pincode	177026
Area (hectares)	56 hectares
Population	143
Male Population	63
Female Population	80
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,270
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahal compares

By the 2011 count Bahal is the 71st largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 251 residents. Its 56 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1177.

Getting to Bahal

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

Bahal 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
District headquarters	Hamirpur	8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Galore	14 km
Nearest railway station	Churaru Takarla	34 km
Nearest town	Nangal	41 km

Villages closest to Bahal

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

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Common questions about Bahal

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahal village had a population of 143. That makes it the 71st largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 251 residents.

Bahal village has 63 males and 80 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahal has about 1270 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1177.

The pincode recorded for Bahal is 177026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahal covers 56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bahal falls under Galore tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bahal 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 village for Bahal.

Bahal 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 is in Galore tehsil of Hamirpur district. Hamirpur is about 8.8 km away. Galore is about 14 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.