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About Bahru Village

Bahru is a small village in Sarkaghat tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 294, made up of 141 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahru village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sarkaghat
Pincode 175037
Area (hectares) 73.47 hectares
Population 294
Male Population 141
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,085
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 Bahru compares

By the 2011 count Bahru is the 81st largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 73.47 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Bahru

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

Bahru lies about 16 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, about 38 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 Bahru
Tehsil headquarters Sarkaghat 7.0 km
District headquarters Mandi 16 km
Nearest railway station Joginder Nagar 38 km

Villages closest to Bahru

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 Bahru

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahru village had a population of 294. That makes it the 81st largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Bahru village has 141 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahru has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Bahru is 175037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahru covers 73.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bahru is Joginder Nagar, about 38 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 Bahru.

Bahru is about 16 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahru is in Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district. Sarkaghat is about 7.0 km away. Mandi is about 16 km away. Joginder Nagar is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nabahi (under 2 km), Tapaon (2.1 km) and Gehra (2.4 km).

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

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