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About Bah Village

Bah is a mid sized village in Chachyot tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 514, made up of 256 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175029, 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 Mandi
Tehsil Chachyot
Pincode 175029
Area (hectares) 116.87 hectares
Population 514
Male Population 256
Female Population 258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bah compares

By the 2011 count Bah is the 37th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 116.87 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Bah

Bah is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bah as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 24 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 52 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
Tehsil headquarters Chachyot 9.9 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 21 km
District headquarters Mandi 24 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 52 km

Villages closest to Bah

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 Bah

As per the Census of India 2011, Bah village had a population of 514. That makes it the 37th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Bah village has 256 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bah has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Bah is 175029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bah covers 116.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bah is Summer Hill, about 52 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bah.

Bah is about 24 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bah is in Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district. Chachyot is about 9.9 km away. Sundarnagar is about 21 km away. Mandi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rani (under 2 km), Ghalot (under 2 km) and Lot (under 2 km).

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

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