About Bhajotra Village

Bhajotra is a small village in Bhalai tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 359, made up of 166 males and 193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,163 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhajotra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhajotra village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Bhalai
Pincode	176312
Area (hectares)	112 hectares
Population	359
Male Population	166
Female Population	193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,163
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhajotra compares

By the 2011 count Bhajotra is the 32nd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 325 residents. Its 112 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Bhajotra

Bhajotra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhajotra as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhajotra from other places

Bhajotra lies about 25 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 49 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 Bhajotra
Tehsil headquarters	Bhalai	11 km
District headquarters	Chamba	25 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	49 km

Villages closest to Bhajotra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhajotra village had a population of 359. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 325 residents.

Bhajotra village has 166 males and 193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhajotra has about 1163 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Bhajotra is 176312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhajotra covers 112 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhajotra falls under Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhajotra is Nurpur Road, about 49 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhajotra.

Bhajotra is about 25 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhajotra is in Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district. Bhalai is about 11 km away. Chamba is about 25 km away. Nurpur Road is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.