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About Bahora Village

Bahora is a small village in Dera Bassi tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 216, made up of 120 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahora village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Dera Bassi
Pincode 140506
Area (hectares) 83 hectares
Population 216
Male Population 120
Female Population 96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bahora compares

By the 2011 count Bahora is the 125th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 83 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 866.

Getting to Bahora

Bahora is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bahora as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Bahora from other places

Bahora lies about 12 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Ghagghar, about 6.4 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 Bahora
Tehsil headquarters Dera Bassi 5.6 km
Nearest town Basi 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Ghagghar 6.4 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 12 km

Villages closest to Bahora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahora village had a population of 216. That makes it the 125th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Bahora village has 120 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahora has about 800 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 866.

The pincode recorded for Bahora is 140506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahora covers 83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bahora falls under Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bahora is Ghagghar, about 6.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bahora.

Bahora is about 12 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahora is in Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Dera Bassi is about 5.6 km away. Basi is about 5.6 km away. Ghagghar is about 6.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahori (under 2 km), Ibrahimpura (1.7 km) and Rampur Kalan (1.9 km).

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

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