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About Bahl Village

Bahl is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 79, made up of 33 males and 46 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,394 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5.31 hectares hectares.

Bahl Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahl village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Area (hectares) 5.31 hectares
Population 79
Male Population 33
Female Population 46
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,394
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahl compares

By the 2011 count Bahl is the 259th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 5.31 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Bahl

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

Bahl lies about 24 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 23 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 Bahl
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 23 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 24 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 40 km

Villages closest to Bahl

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahl village had a population of 79. That makes it the 259th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Bahl village has 33 males and 46 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahl has about 1394 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

Bahl covers 5.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bahl falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bahl is Jawalamukhi Road, about 23 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 Bahl.

Bahl is about 24 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahl is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Nadaun is about 9.5 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 23 km away. Hamirpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhandera (under 2 km), Balaher (under 2 km) and Chilbahal (1.5 km).

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

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