About Bahal Village

Bahal is a small village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 57, made up of 26 males and 31 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,192 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176126, 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	Kangra
Tehsil	Baijnath
Pincode	176126
Area (hectares)	42.52 hectares
Population	57
Male Population	26
Female Population	31
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,192
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 185th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 42.52 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1095.

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 13 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Samloti, about 7.3 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
Nearest railway station	Samloti	7.3 km
District headquarters	Kangra	13 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baijnath	25 km

Villages closest to Bahal

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.

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Common questions about Bahal

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahal village had a population of 57. That makes it the 185th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Bahal village has 26 males and 31 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahal has about 1192 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Bahal is 176126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahal covers 42.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bahal falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bahal is Samloti, about 7.3 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 13 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahal is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Samloti is about 7.3 km away. Kangra is about 13 km away. Dharamsala is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.