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About Bahli Village

Bahli is a mid sized village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 685, made up of 335 males and 350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 292 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175031
Area (hectares) 292 hectares
Population 685
Male Population 335
Female Population 350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahli compares

By the 2011 count Bahli is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 292 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Bahli

Bahli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bahli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bahli from other places

Bahli lies about 24 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 48 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 Bahli
Nearest town Sundarnagar 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 22 km
District headquarters Mandi 24 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 48 km

Villages closest to Bahli

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 Bahli

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahli village had a population of 685. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Bahli village has 335 males and 350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahli has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

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

Bahli covers 292 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bahli is Summer Hill, about 48 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bahli.

Bahli is about 24 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahli is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 4.9 km away. Nihri is about 22 km away. Mandi is about 24 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 Bakalag (under 2 km), Malagra (under 2 km) and Jaral (4.0 km).

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

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