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About Berian Village

Berian is a small village in Bhattiyat tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 321, made up of 151 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,126 females per 1000 males. The village covers 388.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Berian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Berian village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Bhattiyat
Pincode 176313
Area (hectares) 388.49 hectares
Population 321
Male Population 151
Female Population 170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,126
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Berian compares

By the 2011 count Berian is the 47th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 388.49 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 1027.

Getting to Berian

Berian is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Berian as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Berian from other places

Berian lies about 21 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 20 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 Berian
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhattiyat 21 km
District headquarters Chamba 21 km

Villages closest to Berian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Berian village had a population of 321. That makes it the 47th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Berian village has 151 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Berian has about 1126 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Berian is 176313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Berian covers 388.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Berian falls under Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Berian is Nurpur Road, about 20 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Berian.

Berian is about 21 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Berian is in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district. Nurpur Road is about 20 km away. Bhattiyat is about 21 km away. Chamba is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tara Garh (under 2 km), Ghiuin (under 2 km) and Kala Phat (1.5 km).

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

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