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About Bahru Village

Bahru is a small village in Tira Sujanpur tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 127, made up of 59 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,153 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahru village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Tira Sujanpur
Pincode 176110
Area (hectares) 62 hectares
Population 127
Male Population 59
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,153
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahru compares

By the 2011 count Bahru is the 99th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 196 residents. Its 62 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1207.

Getting to Bahru

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

Bahru lies about 43 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Patti Rajpura, about under 2 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 Bahru
Nearest railway station Patti Rajpura under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Tira Sujanpur 27 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 27 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 43 km

Villages closest to Bahru

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tira Sujanpur 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 Bahru

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahru village had a population of 127. That makes it the 99th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 196 residents.

Bahru village has 59 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahru has about 1153 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1207.

The pincode recorded for Bahru is 176110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahru covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bahru falls under Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bahru is Patti Rajpura, about under 2 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 Bahru.

Bahru is about 43 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahru is in Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district. Patti Rajpura is about under 2 km away. Tira Sujanpur is about 27 km away. Dharamsala is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samarial (under 2 km), Bajrol (2.0 km) and Tapra (5.9 km).

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

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