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About Bahru Village

Bahru is a small village in Lad Bharol tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 29, made up of 11 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,636 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahru village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Lad Bharol
Pincode 176126
Area (hectares) 13.65 hectares
Population 29
Male Population 11
Female Population 18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,636
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahru compares

By the 2011 count Bahru is the 131st largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 13.65 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 Bahru

Bahru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bahru as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Bahru from other places

Bahru lies about 54 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Patti Rajpura, about under 2 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 Bahru
Nearest railway station Patti Rajpura under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Lad Bharol 21 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 27 km
District headquarters Mandi 54 km

Villages closest to Bahru

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 Bahru

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahru village had a population of 29. That makes it the 131st largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Bahru village has 11 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahru has about 1636 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1262.

The pincode recorded for Bahru is 176126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahru covers 13.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bahru is Patti Rajpura, about under 2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bahru.

Bahru is about 54 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahru is in Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district. Patti Rajpura is about under 2 km away. Lad Bharol is about 21 km away. Dharamsala is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paroh (1.6 km), Gora (2.2 km) and Bhardaon (3.6 km).

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

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