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About Bahi Khas Village

Bahi Khas is a mid sized village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 699, made up of 323 males and 376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,164 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahi Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahi Khas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baijnath
Pincode 176125
Area (hectares) 50.44 hectares
Population 699
Male Population 323
Female Population 376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,164
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bahi Khas compares

By the 2011 count Bahi Khas is the 41st largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 50.44 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Bahi Khas

Bahi Khas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bahi Khas 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bahi Khas from other places

Bahi Khas lies about 53 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, about 12 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 Bahi Khas
Nearest railway station Joginder Nagar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Baijnath 22 km
Nearest town Mandi 24 km
District headquarters Kangra 53 km

Villages closest to Bahi Khas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baijnath 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 Bahi Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahi Khas village had a population of 699. That makes it the 41st largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Bahi Khas village has 323 males and 376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahi Khas has about 1164 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Bahi Khas is 176125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahi Khas covers 50.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bahi Khas falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bahi Khas is Joginder Nagar, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bahi Khas.

Bahi Khas is about 53 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahi Khas is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Joginder Nagar is about 12 km away. Baijnath is about 22 km away. Mandi 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 Majher (under 2 km), Chhamb (1.9 km) and Babal (4.3 km).

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

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