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About Bahli Village

Bahli is a small village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 394, made up of 209 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 511.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172022, 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 Rampur
Pincode 172022
Area (hectares) 511.28 hectares
Population 394
Male Population 209
Female Population 185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
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 58th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 511.28 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

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 55 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 Rampur 8.9 km
District headquarters Shimla 55 km

Villages closest to Bahli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rampur 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 394. That makes it the 58th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Bahli village has 209 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahli has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Bahli is 172022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahli covers 511.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bahli falls under Rampur 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 55 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 Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 8.9 km away. Shimla is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Bahli (under 2 km), Jangal Bahli (under 2 km) and Shobli (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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