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About Bahl Village

Bahl is a small village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 110, made up of 54 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176215, 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 Dharmsala
Pincode 176215
Area (hectares) 100.71 hectares
Population 110
Male Population 54
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahl compares

By the 2011 count Bahl is the 136th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 100.71 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Bahl

Bahl is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bahl as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 10 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 9.1 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 Dharmsala 5.7 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 9.1 km
District headquarters Kangra 10 km

Villages closest to Bahl

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dharmsala 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 110. That makes it the 136th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Bahl village has 54 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahl has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Bahl is 176215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahl covers 100.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bahl is Kangra Mandir, about 9.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bahl.

Bahl is about 10 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 Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Dharmsala is about 5.7 km away. Dharamsala is about 5.7 km away. Kangra Mandir is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Padher (under 2 km), Swala (under 2 km) and Kumharkar (under 2 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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