About Bajihan Village

Bajihan is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 186, made up of 97 males and 89 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bajihan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bajihan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Nihri
Pincode	175038
Area (hectares)	45.06 hectares
Population	186
Male Population	97
Female Population	89
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	918
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bajihan compares

By the 2011 count Bajihan is the 76th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 45.06 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Bajihan

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

Bajihan lies about 50 km from Mandi. 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 Bajihan
Nearest town	Shimla	29 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nihri	33 km
District headquarters	Mandi	50 km

Villages closest to Bajihan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nihri 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 Bajihan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bajihan village had a population of 186. That makes it the 76th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Bajihan village has 97 males and 89 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bajihan has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Bajihan is 175038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bajihan covers 45.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bajihan falls under Nihri tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Bajihan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bajihan.

Bajihan is about 50 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bajihan is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Shimla is about 29 km away. Nihri is about 33 km away. Mandi is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.