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About Bahl Village

Bahl is a small village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 95, made up of 49 males and 46 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahl Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahl village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baijnath
Pincode 176115
Area (hectares) 64.19 hectares
Population 95
Male Population 49
Female Population 46
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bahl compares

By the 2011 count Bahl is the 171st largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 64.19 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Bahl

Bahl is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. 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 <5 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 52 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, about 5.0 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
Nearest railway station Joginder Nagar 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Baijnath 17 km
Nearest town Mandi 30 km
District headquarters Kangra 52 km

Villages closest to Bahl

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 Bahl

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahl village had a population of 95. That makes it the 171st largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Bahl village has 49 males and 46 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahl has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Bahl is 176115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahl covers 64.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bahl is Joginder Nagar, about 5.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 52 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahl is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Joginder Nagar is about 5.0 km away. Baijnath is about 17 km away. Mandi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kunsal Upperli (under 2 km), Jans Pnera (3.1 km) and Kasba (3.5 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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