Skip to main content

About Bahal Village

Bahal is a small village in Bangana tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 86, made up of 43 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Una
Tehsil Bangana
Pincode 174307
Area (hectares) 88.43 hectares
Population 86
Male Population 43
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahal compares

By the 2011 count Bahal is the 242nd largest of the 300 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 241 residents. Its 88.43 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Bahal

Bahal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bahal as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Bahal from other places

Bahal lies about 38 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Churaru Takarla, about 34 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 Bahal
Tehsil headquarters Bangana 19 km
Nearest railway station Churaru Takarla 34 km
District headquarters Una 38 km
Nearest town Nangal 41 km

Villages closest to Bahal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahal village had a population of 86. That makes it the 242nd largest of the 300 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 241 residents.

Bahal village has 43 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahal has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Bahal is 174307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahal covers 88.43 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.

Bahal falls under Bangana tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bahal is Churaru Takarla, about 34 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bahal.

Bahal is about 38 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahal is in Bangana tehsil of Una district. Bangana is about 19 km away. Churaru Takarla is about 34 km away. Una is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahal Khalsa (under 2 km), Bahal Kholi (under 2 km) and Bahal Rehre (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All