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About Bahla Village

Bahla is a mid sized village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 934, made up of 455 males and 479 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahla village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144207
Area (hectares) 170 hectares
Population 934
Male Population 455
Female Population 479
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bahla compares

By the 2011 count Bahla is the 106th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 170 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Bahla

The census records public bus service for Bahla as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bahla from other places

Bahla lies about 41 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Dasuya, about 2.8 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 Bahla
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 2.2 km
Nearest town Dasūya 2.2 km
Nearest railway station Dasuya 2.8 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 41 km

Villages closest to Bahla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahla village had a population of 934. That makes it the 106th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Bahla village has 455 males and 479 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahla has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Bahla is 144207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahla covers 170 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bahla falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bahla is Dasuya, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bahla.

Bahla is about 41 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahla is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Dasua is about 2.2 km away. Dasūya is about 2.2 km away. Dasuya is about 2.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambala (under 2 km), Bala (under 2 km) and Balala (under 2 km).

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

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