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About Bahli Village

Bahli is a small village in Rohru tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 448, made up of 232 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171207, 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 Rohru
Pincode 171207
Area (hectares) 279.28 hectares
Population 448
Male Population 232
Female Population 216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahli compares

By the 2011 count Bahli is the 39th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 279.28 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

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 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 Bahli from other places

Bahli lies about 56 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 Rohru 20 km
District headquarters Shimla 56 km

Villages closest to Bahli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rohru 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 448. That makes it the 39th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Bahli village has 232 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahli has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Bahli is 171207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahli covers 279.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bahli falls under Rohru 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bahli.

Bahli is about 56 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 Rohru tehsil of Shimla district. Rohru is about 20 km away. Shimla is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gani Ghat (4.7 km), D P F Darshal (4.9 km) and Ghrema (5.8 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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