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About Bahan Village

Bahan is a small village in Sandhol tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 96, made up of 43 males and 53 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,233 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176090, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sandhol
Pincode 176090
Area (hectares) 61.84 hectares
Population 96
Male Population 43
Female Population 53
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,233
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 Bahan compares

By the 2011 count Bahan is the 47th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 297 residents. Its 61.84 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 1131.

Getting to Bahan

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

Bahan lies about 95 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 37 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 Bahan
Tehsil headquarters Sandhol 15 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 26 km
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 37 km
District headquarters Mandi 95 km

Villages closest to Bahan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahan village had a population of 96. That makes it the 47th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 297 residents.

Bahan village has 43 males and 53 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahan has about 1233 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1131.

The pincode recorded for Bahan is 176090. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahan covers 61.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bahan falls under Sandhol tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bahan is Chamunda Marg, about 37 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 Bahan.

Bahan is about 95 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahan is in Sandhol tehsil of Mandi district. Sandhol is about 15 km away. Dharamsala is about 26 km away. Chamunda Marg is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badohal (2.2 km), Fakdohal (2.2 km) and Fanehal (2.2 km).

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

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