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About Bahli Village

Bahli is a small village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 252, made up of 142 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 775 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sundarnagar
Pincode 174401
Area (hectares) 56.04 hectares
Population 252
Male Population 142
Female Population 110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 775
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahli compares

By the 2011 count Bahli is the 105th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 56.04 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Bahli

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

Bahli lies about 24 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 48 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 Bahli
Tehsil headquarters Sundarnagar 4.9 km
District headquarters Mandi 24 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 48 km

Villages closest to Bahli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahli village had a population of 252. That makes it the 105th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Bahli village has 142 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahli has about 775 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Bahli is 174401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahli covers 56.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bahli falls under Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bahli is Summer Hill, about 48 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 Bahli.

Bahli is about 24 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahli is in Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 4.9 km away. Mandi is about 24 km away. Summer Hill is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nichli Bahli (under 2 km), Upperli Bahli (under 2 km) and Maloh (under 2 km).

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

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