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About Bahral Village

Bahral is a mid sized village in Paonta Sahib tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,152, made up of 614 males and 538 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173020, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahral Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahral village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Paonta Sahib
Pincode 173020
Area (hectares) 234 hectares
Population 1,152
Male Population 614
Female Population 538
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahral compares

By the 2011 count Bahral is the 37th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 234 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Bahral

Bahral is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bahral as Available within village. 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 Bahral from other places

Bahral lies about 36 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Yamunanagar Jagadhri, about 41 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 Bahral
Tehsil headquarters Paonta Sahib 7.0 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 7.0 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 36 km
Nearest railway station Yamunanagar Jagadhri 41 km

Villages closest to Bahral

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paonta Sahib 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 Bahral

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahral village had a population of 1,152. That makes it the 37th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Bahral village has 614 males and 538 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahral has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Bahral is 173020. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahral covers 234 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bahral falls under Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bahral is Yamunanagar Jagadhri, about 41 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Bahral is about 36 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahral is in Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district. Paonta Sahib is about 7.0 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 7.0 km away. Sirmaur is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Satiwala (under 2 km), Up Sampda Batamandi (2.7 km) and Ganguwala (3.8 km).

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

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