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About Bahi Village

Bahi is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 136, made up of 59 males and 77 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,305 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176121, 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 Padhar
Pincode 176121
Area (hectares) 37.81 hectares
Population 136
Male Population 59
Female Population 77
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,305
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahi compares

By the 2011 count Bahi is the 145th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 37.81 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Bahi

Bahi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bahi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Padhar 7.2 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 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.

Common questions about Bahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahi village had a population of 136. That makes it the 145th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Bahi village has 59 males and 77 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahi has about 1305 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

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

Bahi covers 37.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bahi falls under Padhar 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 village and private bus service as Available within village 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 Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Padhar is about 7.2 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 Balh (1.9 km), Galu (3.7 km) and Chaila (4.7 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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