About Bhing Village

Bhing is a small village in Bhalai tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 239, made up of 122 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhing Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhing village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Bhalai
Pincode	176312
Area (hectares)	198.83 hectares
Population	239
Male Population	122
Female Population	117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhing compares

By the 2011 count Bhing is the 49th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 325 residents. Its 198.83 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Bhing

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

How far is Bhing from other places

Bhing lies about 16 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 45 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 Bhing
Tehsil headquarters	Bhalai	2.9 km
District headquarters	Chamba	16 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	45 km

Villages closest to Bhing

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 Bhing

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhing village had a population of 239. That makes it the 49th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 325 residents.

Bhing village has 122 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhing has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

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

Bhing covers 198.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhing is Nurpur Road, about 45 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhing.

Bhing is about 16 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhing is in Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district. Bhalai is about 2.9 km away. Chamba is about 16 km away. Nurpur Road is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.