About Bahu Village

Bahu is a mid sized village in Banjar tehsil, in the district of Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,033, made up of 503 males and 530 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kullu
Tehsil	Banjar
Pincode	175123
Area (hectares)	167.9 hectares
Population	1,033
Male Population	503
Female Population	530
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,054
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahu compares

By the 2011 count Bahu is the 20th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,361 residents. Its 167.9 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Bahu

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

Bahu lies about 42 km from Kullu, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 60 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 Bahu
Tehsil headquarters	Banjar	2.0 km
Nearest town	Mandi	38 km
District headquarters	Kullu	42 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	60 km

Villages closest to Bahu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahu village had a population of 1,033. That makes it the 20th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,361 residents.

Bahu village has 503 males and 530 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahu has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Bahu is 175123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahu covers 167.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bahu falls under Banjar tehsil of Kullu district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bahu is Summer Hill, about 60 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 Bahu.

Bahu is about 42 km from Kullu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahu is in Banjar tehsil of Kullu district. Banjar is about 2.0 km away. Mandi is about 38 km away. Kullu is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.