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About Bahanar Village

Bahanar is a small village in Pachhad tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 80, made up of 40 males and 40 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahanar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahanar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Pachhad
Pincode 173024
Area (hectares) 78 hectares
Population 80
Male Population 40
Female Population 40
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bahanar compares

By the 2011 count Bahanar is the 216th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 206 residents. Its 78 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Bahanar

The census records public bus service for Bahanar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bahanar from other places

Bahanar lies about 13 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 51 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 Bahanar
Tehsil headquarters Pachhad 13 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 13 km
Nearest town Nāhan 21 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 51 km

Villages closest to Bahanar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahanar village had a population of 80. That makes it the 216th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 206 residents.

Bahanar village has 40 males and 40 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahanar has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Bahanar is 173024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahanar covers 78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bahanar falls under Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bahanar is Salogra, about 51 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bahanar.

Bahanar is about 13 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahanar is in Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district. Pachhad is about 13 km away. Sirmaur is about 13 km away. Nāhan is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Unar Kanyana (under 2 km), Nabgarh Kharana (under 2 km) and Baru (1.9 km).

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

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