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About Bahal Village

Bahal is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18, made up of 11 males and 7 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 636 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175046, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175046
Area (hectares) 4.98 hectares
Population 18
Male Population 11
Female Population 7
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 636
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahal compares

By the 2011 count Bahal is the 164th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 4.98 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Bahal

Bahal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bahal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bahal from other places

Bahal lies about 30 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 49 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 Bahal
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 11 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 26 km
District headquarters Mandi 30 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 49 km

Villages closest to Bahal

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.

Common questions about Bahal

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahal village had a population of 18. That makes it the 164th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Bahal village has 11 males and 7 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahal has about 636 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 Bahal is 175046. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahal covers 4.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bahal is Summer Hill, about 49 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 <5 km distance for Bahal.

Bahal is about 30 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahal is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Nihri is about 11 km away. Sundarnagar is about 26 km away. Mandi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gad (1.7 km), D P F Chopoda (1.9 km) and D P F Khaboda (1.9 km).

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

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