About Bah Village

Bah is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 182, made up of 95 males and 87 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bah village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Padhar
Pincode	176121
Area (hectares)	218 hectares
Population	182
Male Population	95
Female Population	87
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bah compares

By the 2011 count Bah is the 111th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 218 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Bah

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

Bah lies about 24 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 52 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 Bah
Tehsil headquarters	Padhar	9.0 km
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	21 km
District headquarters	Mandi	24 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	52 km

Villages closest to Bah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bah village had a population of 182. That makes it the 111th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Bah village has 95 males and 87 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bah has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Bah is 176121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bah covers 218 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bah falls under Padhar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bah is Summer Hill, about 52 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 Bah.

Bah 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.

Bah is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Padhar is about 9.0 km away. Sundarnagar is about 21 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.