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About Bhabhled Village

Bhabhled is a small village in Bhattiyat tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 209, made up of 100 males and 109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,090 females per 1000 males. The village covers 387 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhabhled Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhabhled village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Bhattiyat
Pincode 176302
Area (hectares) 387 hectares
Population 209
Male Population 100
Female Population 109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,090
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhabhled compares

By the 2011 count Bhabhled is the 76th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 387 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 Bhabhled

Bhabhled is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhabhled as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bhabhled from other places

Bhabhled lies about 26 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, 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 Bhabhled
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 20 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhattiyat 26 km
District headquarters Chamba 26 km

Villages closest to Bhabhled

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 Bhabhled

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhabhled village had a population of 209. That makes it the 76th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Bhabhled village has 100 males and 109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhabhled has about 1090 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Bhabhled is 176302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhabhled covers 387 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhabhled is Balle Da Pir Larth, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhabhled.

Bhabhled is about 26 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhabhled is in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 20 km away. Dharamsala is about 24 km away. Bhattiyat is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasba Raipur (5.1 km), Barei Jangal (5.9 km) and Barha Jangal (5.9 km).

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

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