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About Bahali Village

Bahali is a mid sized village in Kokernag tehsil, in the district of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,759, made up of 916 males and 843 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.6 hectares hectares.

Bahali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahali village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Anantnag
Tehsil Kokernag
Area (hectares) 107.6 hectares
Population 1,759
Male Population 916
Female Population 843
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bahali compares

By the 2011 count Bahali is the 37th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,278 residents. Its 107.6 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Bahali

Bahali is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bahali 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bahali from other places

Bahali lies about 14 km from Anantnag, and the nearest railway station is Hiller Shahabad, about 7.1 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 Bahali
Nearest town Dooru Verinag 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Hiller Shahabad 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Kokernag 9.4 km
District headquarters Anantnag 14 km

Villages closest to Bahali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahali village had a population of 1,759. That makes it the 37th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,278 residents.

Bahali village has 916 males and 843 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahali has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Bahali covers 107.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bahali falls under Kokernag tehsil of Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Bahali is Hiller Shahabad, about 7.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bahali.

Bahali is about 14 km from Anantnag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahali is in Kokernag tehsil of Anantnag district. Dooru Verinag is about 7.0 km away. Hiller Shahabad is about 7.1 km away. Kokernag is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Watar Hall (under 2 km), Takiya Ahamad Shah (under 2 km) and Mohri Pora (2.1 km).

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

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