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About Bilauta Village

Bilauta is a small village in Bhalai tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 410, made up of 187 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,193 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176325, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bilauta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bilauta village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Bhalai
Pincode 176325
Area (hectares) 221.25 hectares
Population 410
Male Population 187
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,193
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bilauta compares

By the 2011 count Bilauta is the 24th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 325 residents. Its 221.25 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Bilauta

Bilauta is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bilauta as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Bilauta from other places

Bilauta lies about 12 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Talara, 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 Bilauta
District headquarters Chamba 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhalai 26 km
Nearest railway station Talara 45 km

Villages closest to Bilauta

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.

Common questions about Bilauta

As per the Census of India 2011, Bilauta village had a population of 410. That makes it the 24th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 325 residents.

Bilauta village has 187 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bilauta has about 1193 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Bilauta is 176325. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bilauta covers 221.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bilauta is Talara, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bilauta.

Bilauta is about 12 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bilauta is in Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district. Chamba is about 12 km away. Bhalai is about 26 km away. Talara is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhalogi (5.7 km), Jhaura (9.8 km) and Sikaryah (12 km).

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

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