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About Bakhlog Village

Bakhlog is a small village in Multhan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 37, made up of 21 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 762 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakhlog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakhlog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Multhan
Pincode 176122
Area (hectares) 20.45 hectares
Population 37
Male Population 21
Female Population 16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 762
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakhlog compares

By the 2011 count Bakhlog is the 30th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 224 residents. Its 20.45 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Bakhlog

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

Bakhlog lies about 54 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Zero Point, about under 2 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 Bakhlog
Nearest railway station Zero Point under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Multhan under 2 km
Nearest town Mandi 38 km
District headquarters Kangra 54 km

Villages closest to Bakhlog

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakhlog village had a population of 37. That makes it the 30th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 224 residents.

Bakhlog village has 21 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakhlog has about 762 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Bakhlog is 176122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakhlog covers 20.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bakhlog falls under Multhan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bakhlog is Zero Point, about under 2 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 Bakhlog.

Bakhlog is about 54 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakhlog is in Multhan tehsil of Kangra district. Zero Point is about under 2 km away. Multhan is about under 2 km away. Mandi is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarotha (under 2 km), Banwar (under 2 km) and Multhan (under 2 km).

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

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