About Bahal Village

Bahal is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 174, made up of 93 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Karsog
Pincode	171302
Area (hectares)	42.26 hectares
Population	174
Male Population	93
Female Population	81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	871
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 Bahal compares

By the 2011 count Bahal is the 172nd largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 42.26 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 Bahal

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

Bahal lies about 30 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 49 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 Bahal
Tehsil headquarters	Karsog	19 km
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	27 km
District headquarters	Mandi	30 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	49 km

Villages closest to 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.

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Common questions about Bahal

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahal village had a population of 174. That makes it the 172nd largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Bahal village has 93 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahal has about 871 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 Bahal is 171302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahal covers 42.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bahal is Summer Hill, about 49 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 Bahal.

Bahal is about 30 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahal is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 19 km away. Sundarnagar is about 27 km away. Mandi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.