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About Bahi Village

Bahi is a mid sized village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 902, made up of 460 males and 442 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175046, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 175046
Area (hectares) 227.95 hectares
Population 902
Male Population 460
Female Population 442
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahi compares

By the 2011 count Bahi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 227.95 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Bahi

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

Bahi lies about 40 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 32 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 Bahi
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 9.0 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 25 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 32 km
District headquarters Mandi 40 km

Villages closest to Bahi

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 Bahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahi village had a population of 902. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Bahi village has 460 males and 442 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahi has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Bahi is 175046. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahi covers 227.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bahi is Summer Hill, about 32 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 10+ km distance for Bahi.

Bahi is about 40 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahi is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 9.0 km away. Sundarnagar is about 25 km away. Summer Hill is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhiana (under 2 km), Bakhohal (under 2 km) and D P F Kufri Pangna (under 2 km).

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

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