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About Bahara Village

Bahara is a small village in Darlaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 35, made up of 15 males and 20 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,333 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Darlaghat
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 16 hectares
Population 35
Male Population 15
Female Population 20
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,333
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahara compares

By the 2011 count Bahara is the 164th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 194 residents. Its 16 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Bahara

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

Bahara lies about 17 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Sonwara, about 8.8 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 Bahara
Nearest railway station Sonwara 8.8 km
Nearest town Kālka 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Darlaghat 17 km
District headquarters Solan 17 km

Villages closest to Bahara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahara village had a population of 35. That makes it the 164th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 194 residents.

Bahara village has 15 males and 20 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahara has about 1333 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Bahara is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahara covers 16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bahara falls under Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bahara is Sonwara, about 8.8 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 Bahara.

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

Bahara is in Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district. Sonwara is about 8.8 km away. Kālka is about 11 km away. Darlaghat 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 Harda (under 2 km), Nalag (2.1 km) and Sera (3.2 km).

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

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