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About Bahi Village

Bahi is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 130, made up of 61 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,131 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175038
Area (hectares) 72.25 hectares
Population 130
Male Population 61
Female Population 69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,131
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 Bahi compares

By the 2011 count Bahi is the 107th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 72.25 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Bahi

Bahi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bahi 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 Bahi from other places

Bahi lies about 13 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 46 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 Bahi
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 8.6 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 12 km
District headquarters Mandi 13 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 46 km

Villages closest to Bahi

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 Bahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahi village had a population of 130. That makes it the 107th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Bahi village has 61 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahi has about 1131 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

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

Bahi covers 72.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bahi is Buffer Stop, about 46 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 Bahi.

Bahi is about 13 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahi is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Nihri is about 8.6 km away. Sundarnagar is about 12 km away. Mandi is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Galukhra (3.7 km), Kutnas (4.9 km) and Sarihani (5.9 km).

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

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