About Bakalag Village

Bakalag is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 204, made up of 114 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 789 females per 1000 males. The village covers 316.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakalag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakalag village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Nihri
Pincode	175031
Area (hectares)	316.66 hectares
Population	204
Male Population	114
Female Population	90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	789
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakalag compares

By the 2011 count Bakalag is the 70th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 316.66 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Bakalag

Bakalag is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bakalag as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Bakalag from other places

Bakalag lies about 31 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 40 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 Bakalag
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nihri	24 km
District headquarters	Mandi	31 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	40 km

Villages closest to Bakalag

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 Bakalag

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakalag village had a population of 204. That makes it the 70th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Bakalag village has 114 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakalag has about 789 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Bakalag is 175031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakalag covers 316.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bakalag is Summer Hill, about 40 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 10+ km distance for Bakalag.

Bakalag is about 31 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakalag is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 12 km away. Nihri is about 24 km away. Mandi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.