About Bah Village

Bah is a small village in Dhira tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 259, made up of 134 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176065, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bah village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dhira
Pincode	176065
Area (hectares)	109.08 hectares
Population	259
Male Population	134
Female Population	125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	933
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bah compares

By the 2011 count Bah is the 32nd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 109.08 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1176.

Getting to Bah

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

Bah 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 Bah
Nearest railway station	Samloti	7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhira	13 km
District headquarters	Kangra	13 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	21 km

Villages closest to Bah

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhira 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 Bah

As per the Census of India 2011, Bah village had a population of 259. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Bah village has 134 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bah has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1176.

The pincode recorded for Bah is 176065. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bah covers 109.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bah falls under Dhira tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bah 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 Bah.

Bah 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.

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