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About Bauh Village

Bauh is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 155, made up of 83 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bauh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bauh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171303
Area (hectares) 50 hectares
Population 155
Male Population 83
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
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 Bauh compares

By the 2011 count Bauh is the 190th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 50 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 Bauh

Bauh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bauh 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 Bauh from other places

Bauh lies about 51 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 25 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 Bauh
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 6.8 km
Nearest town Shimla 25 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 25 km
District headquarters Mandi 51 km

Villages closest to Bauh

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 Bauh

As per the Census of India 2011, Bauh village had a population of 155. That makes it the 190th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Bauh village has 83 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bauh has about 867 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 Bauh is 171303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bauh covers 50 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bauh is Summer Hill, about 25 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 Bauh.

Bauh is about 51 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bauh is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 6.8 km away. Shimla is about 25 km away. Summer Hill is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shansh (under 2 km), D P F Ghangar (under 2 km) and D P F Thangar (under 2 km).

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

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