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About Shilh Bahawani Village

Shilh Bahawani is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 185, made up of 88 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,102 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shilh Bahawani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shilh Bahawani village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Padhar
Pincode 176121
Area (hectares) 176.66 hectares
Population 185
Male Population 88
Female Population 97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,102
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 Shilh Bahawani compares

By the 2011 count Shilh Bahawani is the 108th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 176.66 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 993.

Getting to Shilh Bahawani

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

Shilh Bahawani lies about 37 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 34 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 Shilh Bahawani
Nearest town Sundarnagar 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Padhar 26 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 34 km
District headquarters Mandi 37 km

Villages closest to Shilh Bahawani

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 Shilh Bahawani

As per the Census of India 2011, Shilh Bahawani village had a population of 185. That makes it the 108th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Shilh Bahawani village has 88 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shilh Bahawani has about 1102 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

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

Shilh Bahawani covers 176.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shilh Bahawani falls under Padhar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shilh Bahawani is Summer Hill, about 34 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 Shilh Bahawani.

Shilh Bahawani is about 37 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shilh Bahawani is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 24 km away. Padhar is about 26 km away. Summer Hill is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kampan (9.0 km), Kamharra (10.0 km) and Kot (10 km).

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

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