About Bahanu Village

Bahanu is a mid sized village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 501, made up of 246 males and 255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahanu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahanu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Karsog
Pincode	171304
Area (hectares)	96.18 hectares
Population	501
Male Population	246
Female Population	255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,037
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahanu compares

By the 2011 count Bahanu is the 39th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 96.18 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Bahanu

Bahanu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bahanu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bahanu from other places

Bahanu lies about 37 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 34 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 Bahanu
Tehsil headquarters	Karsog	9.5 km
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	24 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	34 km
District headquarters	Mandi	37 km

Villages closest to Bahanu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahanu village had a population of 501. That makes it the 39th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Bahanu village has 246 males and 255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahanu has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Bahanu is 171304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahanu covers 96.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bahanu falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bahanu is Summer Hill, about 34 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bahanu.

Bahanu is about 37 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahanu is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 9.5 km away. Sundarnagar is about 24 km away. Summer Hill is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.