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About Bahri Village

Bahri is a small village in Dharmpur tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 350, made up of 156 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,244 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Dharmpur
Pincode 175040
Area (hectares) 79 hectares
Population 350
Male Population 156
Female Population 194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,244
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahri compares

By the 2011 count Bahri is the 43rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 79 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1126.

Getting to Bahri

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

Bahri lies about 60 km from Mandi. 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 Bahri
Tehsil headquarters Dharmpur 11 km
Nearest town Shimla 24 km
District headquarters Mandi 60 km

Villages closest to Bahri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahri village had a population of 350. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Bahri village has 156 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahri has about 1244 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1126.

The pincode recorded for Bahri is 175040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahri covers 79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bahri falls under Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Bahri notes the nearest railway station 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 Bahri.

Bahri is about 60 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahri is in Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district. Dharmpur is about 11 km away. Shimla is about 24 km away. Mandi is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaunsal (2.0 km), Kathaili (4.9 km) and Thati (4.9 km).

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

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