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About Bajhu Village

Bajhu is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 167, made up of 88 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bajhu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bajhu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171304
Area (hectares) 36 hectares
Population 167
Male Population 88
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bajhu compares

By the 2011 count Bajhu is the 178th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 36 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Bajhu

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

Bajhu lies about 50 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 Bajhu
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 6.2 km
Nearest town Shimla 29 km
District headquarters Mandi 50 km

Villages closest to Bajhu

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.

Common questions about Bajhu

As per the Census of India 2011, Bajhu village had a population of 167. That makes it the 178th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Bajhu village has 88 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bajhu has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

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

Bajhu covers 36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Bajhu 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 Bajhu.

Bajhu is about 50 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bajhu is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 6.2 km away. Shimla is about 29 km away. Mandi is about 50 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 Bajh (under 2 km), D P F Bajhu Jhungi (under 2 km) and D P F Kandlu (under 2 km).

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

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