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About Batala Bahal Village

Batala Bahal is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 325, made up of 174 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Batala Bahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Batala Bahal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171304
Area (hectares) 92.57 hectares
Population 325
Male Population 174
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Batala Bahal compares

By the 2011 count Batala Bahal is the 86th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 92.57 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 Batala Bahal

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

Batala Bahal 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 Batala Bahal
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 Batala Bahal

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 Batala Bahal

As per the Census of India 2011, Batala Bahal village had a population of 325. That makes it the 86th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Batala Bahal village has 174 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Batala Bahal has about 868 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 Batala Bahal is 171304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Batala Bahal covers 92.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Batala Bahal falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Batala Bahal 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Batala Bahal.

Batala Bahal 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.

Batala Bahal 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.

The closest recorded villages are Bahanu (under 2 km), D P F Bahl (under 2 km) and Bahan Gadhiman (under 2 km).

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

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