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About Bahi Village

Bahi is a mid sized village in Baldwara tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 731, made up of 344 males and 387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,125 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Baldwara
Pincode 175033
Area (hectares) 128.43 hectares
Population 731
Male Population 344
Female Population 387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,125
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahi compares

By the 2011 count Bahi is the 7th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 329 residents. Its 128.43 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1051.

Getting to Bahi

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

Bahi lies about 27 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 42 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 Bahi
Nearest town Sundarnagar 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Baldwara 12 km
District headquarters Mandi 27 km
Nearest railway station Olinda 42 km

Villages closest to Bahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahi village had a population of 731. That makes it the 7th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 329 residents.

Bahi village has 344 males and 387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahi has about 1125 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1051.

The pincode recorded for Bahi is 175033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahi covers 128.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bahi falls under Baldwara tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bahi is Olinda, about 42 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 Bahi.

Bahi is about 27 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahi is in Baldwara tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 8.1 km away. Baldwara is about 12 km away. Mandi is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kunehla (under 2 km), Bhagwahan (1.9 km) and Bhamla (1.9 km).

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

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