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About Bakhraut Village

Bakhraut is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 478, made up of 239 males and 239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakhraut Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakhraut village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171304
Area (hectares) 93 hectares
Population 478
Male Population 239
Female Population 239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakhraut compares

By the 2011 count Bakhraut is the 41st 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 93 hectares work out to about 5.1 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 989.

Getting to Bakhraut

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

Bakhraut lies about 43 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 31 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 Bakhraut
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 2.4 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 31 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 31 km
District headquarters Mandi 43 km

Villages closest to Bakhraut

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 Bakhraut

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakhraut village had a population of 478. That makes it the 41st largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Bakhraut village has 239 males and 239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakhraut has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

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

Bakhraut covers 93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bakhraut is Summer Hill, about 31 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 Bakhraut.

Bakhraut is about 43 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakhraut is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 2.4 km away. Sundarnagar is about 31 km away. Summer Hill is about 31 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 Chil Sarahie (under 2 km), D P F Kail Sarahie (under 2 km) and D P F Kelo Sarahie (under 2 km).

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

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