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About Bahli Village

Bahli is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 442, made up of 231 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172030, 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 Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 172030
Area (hectares) 111.49 hectares
Population 442
Male Population 231
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
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 26th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 111.49 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

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 41 km from Shimla. 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 Kumharsain 6.7 km
District headquarters Shimla 41 km

Villages closest to Bahli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kumharsain 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 442. That makes it the 26th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Bahli village has 231 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahli has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Bahli is 172030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahli covers 111.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bahli falls under Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Bahli notes the nearest railway station 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 41 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahli is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 6.7 km away. Shimla is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhargaon (under 2 km), Bakhlain (under 2 km) and Bhutti (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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