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About Bahani Village

Bahani is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 192, made up of 106 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 811 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahani village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171209
Area (hectares) 125.71 hectares
Population 192
Male Population 106
Female Population 86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 811
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahani compares

By the 2011 count Bahani is the 168th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 125.71 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 990.

Getting to Bahani

Bahani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bahani as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bahani from other places

Bahani lies about 17 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 Bahani
Tehsil headquarters Theog 9.5 km
District headquarters Shimla 17 km

Villages closest to Bahani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahani village had a population of 192. That makes it the 168th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Bahani village has 106 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahani has about 811 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Bahani is 171209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahani covers 125.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bahani falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Bahani notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bahani.

Bahani is about 17 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahani is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 9.5 km away. Shimla is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Up Muhal Nagpur (under 2 km), Banjri (1.5 km) and Balhari (1.6 km).

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

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