About Bakhalag Village

Bakhalag is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 293, made up of 151 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakhalag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakhalag village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Arki
Pincode	173208
Area (hectares)	50.84 hectares
Population	293
Male Population	151
Female Population	142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakhalag compares

By the 2011 count Bakhalag is the 45th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 50.84 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Bakhalag

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

Bakhalag lies about 60 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 40 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 Bakhalag
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arki	31 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	40 km
District headquarters	Solan	60 km

Villages closest to Bakhalag

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

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Common questions about Bakhalag

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakhalag village had a population of 293. That makes it the 45th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Bakhalag village has 151 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakhalag has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Bakhalag is 173208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakhalag covers 50.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bakhalag falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bakhalag is Summer Hill, about 40 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 village for Bakhalag.

Bakhalag is about 60 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakhalag is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Sundarnagar is about 13 km away. Arki is about 31 km away. Summer Hill is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.