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About Baihal Village

Baihal is a small village in Sarkaghat tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 129, made up of 59 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,186 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175042, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baihal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baihal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sarkaghat
Pincode 175042
Area (hectares) 25.48 hectares
Population 129
Male Population 59
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,186
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baihal compares

By the 2011 count Baihal is the 154th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 25.48 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Baihal

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

Baihal lies about 20 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Baihal
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Sarkaghat 18 km
District headquarters Mandi 20 km

Villages closest to Baihal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baihal village had a population of 129. That makes it the 154th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Baihal village has 59 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baihal has about 1186 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Baihal is 175042. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baihal covers 25.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baihal falls under Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baihal is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 km distance for Baihal.

Baihal is about 20 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baihal is in Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district. Buffer Stop is about 16 km away. Sarkaghat is about 18 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badal (under 2 km), Barnota Awal (under 2 km) and Dalaut (under 2 km).

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

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