About Bahela Village

Bahela is a mid sized village in Lanji tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,930, made up of 964 males and 966 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 508.18 hectares hectares.

Bahela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahela village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Balaghat
Tehsil	Lanji
Area (hectares)	508.18 hectares
Population	1,930
Male Population	964
Female Population	966
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,002
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahela compares

By the 2011 count Bahela is the 32nd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 508.18 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Bahela

Bahela is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bahela as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Bahela from other places

Bahela lies about 58 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Salekasa, about 11 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 Bahela
Nearest railway station	Salekasa	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Lanji	12 km
Nearest town	Dongargarh	33 km
District headquarters	Balaghat	58 km

Villages closest to Bahela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahela village had a population of 1,930. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Bahela village has 964 males and 966 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahela has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Bahela covers 508.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bahela falls under Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bahela is Salekasa, about 11 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 10+ km distance for Bahela.

Bahela is about 58 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahela is in Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district. Salekasa is about 11 km away. Lanji is about 12 km away. Dongargarh is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.