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About Bakhdog Village

Bakhdog is a small village in Chachyot tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 447, made up of 229 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakhdog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakhdog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Chachyot
Pincode 175028
Area (hectares) 123.83 hectares
Population 447
Male Population 229
Female Population 218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakhdog compares

By the 2011 count Bakhdog is the 50th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 123.83 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Bakhdog

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

Bakhdog lies about 22 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 48 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 Bakhdog
Tehsil headquarters Chachyot 3.1 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 13 km
District headquarters Mandi 22 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 48 km

Villages closest to Bakhdog

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakhdog village had a population of 447. That makes it the 50th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Bakhdog village has 229 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakhdog has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Bakhdog is 175028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakhdog covers 123.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bakhdog falls under Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bakhdog is Summer Hill, about 48 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 Bakhdog.

Bakhdog is about 22 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakhdog is in Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district. Chachyot is about 3.1 km away. Sundarnagar is about 13 km away. Mandi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Lot Pukhar (under 2 km), Shala (under 2 km) and Jayog (under 2 km).

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

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