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About Bahl I Village

Bahl I is a small village in Lad Bharol tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 133, made up of 54 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,463 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahl I Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahl I village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Lad Bharol
Pincode 175026
Area (hectares) 33.94 hectares
Population 133
Male Population 54
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,463
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahl I compares

By the 2011 count Bahl I is the 69th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 33.94 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1262.

Getting to Bahl I

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

Bahl I lies about 61 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Palampur Himachal, about 6.4 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 Bahl I
Nearest railway station Palampur Himachal 6.4 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Lad Bharol 29 km
District headquarters Mandi 61 km

Villages closest to Bahl I

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lad Bharol 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 Bahl I

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahl I village had a population of 133. That makes it the 69th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Bahl I village has 54 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahl I has about 1463 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1262.

The pincode recorded for Bahl I is 175026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahl I covers 33.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bahl I falls under Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bahl I is Palampur Himachal, about 6.4 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bahl I.

Bahl I is about 61 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahl I is in Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district. Palampur Himachal is about 6.4 km away. Dharamsala is about 21 km away. Lad Bharol is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharon (3.7 km), Phatren (3.8 km) and Bagora (4.0 km).

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

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