About Bahal Village

Bahal is a small village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 358, made up of 178 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Thunag
Pincode	175054
Area (hectares)	125.42 hectares
Population	358
Male Population	178
Female Population	180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,011
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahal compares

By the 2011 count Bahal is the 55th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 125.42 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Bahal

Bahal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bahal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bahal from other places

Bahal lies about 30 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 49 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 Bahal
Tehsil headquarters	Thunag	1.9 km
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	26 km
District headquarters	Mandi	30 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	49 km

Villages closest to Bahal

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

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Common questions about Bahal

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahal village had a population of 358. That makes it the 55th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Bahal village has 178 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahal has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Bahal is 175054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahal covers 125.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bahal falls under Thunag tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bahal is Summer Hill, about 49 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 - 10 km distance for Bahal.

Bahal is about 30 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahal is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Thunag is about 1.9 km away. Sundarnagar is about 26 km away. Mandi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.