About Baher Village

Baher is a mid sized village in Bassi Pathana tehsil, in the district of Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,245, made up of 654 males and 591 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baher Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baher village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Fatehgarh Sahib
Tehsil	Bassi Pathana
Pincode	140412
Area (hectares)	259 hectares
Population	1,245
Male Population	654
Female Population	591
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	904
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baher compares

By the 2011 count Baher is the 13th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 759 residents. Its 259 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 884.

Getting to Baher

Baher is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baher as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baher from other places

Baher lies about 73 km from Fatehgarh Sahib, and the nearest railway station is Bassi Pathanam, about 5.0 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 Baher
Nearest railway station	Bassi Pathanam	5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bassi Pathana	5.8 km
Nearest town	Basi	5.8 km
District headquarters	Fatehgarh Sahib	73 km

Villages closest to Baher

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bassi Pathana 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 Baher

As per the Census of India 2011, Baher village had a population of 1,245. That makes it the 13th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 759 residents.

Baher village has 654 males and 591 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baher has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 884.

The pincode recorded for Baher is 140412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baher covers 259 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baher falls under Bassi Pathana tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Baher is Bassi Pathanam, about 5.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Baher.

Baher is about 73 km from Fatehgarh Sahib in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baher is in Bassi Pathana tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district. Bassi Pathanam is about 5.0 km away. Bassi Pathana is about 5.8 km away. Basi is about 5.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.