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About Bhiyal Village

Bhiyal is a small village in Bhattiyat tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 344, made up of 166 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhiyal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhiyal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Bhattiyat
Pincode 176302
Area (hectares) 238 hectares
Population 344
Male Population 166
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
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 Bhiyal compares

By the 2011 count Bhiyal is the 42nd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 238 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 Bhiyal

Bhiyal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhiyal 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 Bhiyal from other places

Bhiyal lies about 10 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 40 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 Bhiyal
Tehsil headquarters Bhattiyat 10 km
District headquarters Chamba 10 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 40 km

Villages closest to Bhiyal

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 Bhiyal

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhiyal village had a population of 344. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Bhiyal village has 166 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhiyal has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

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

Bhiyal covers 238 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhiyal is Nurpur Road, about 40 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 Bhiyal.

Bhiyal is about 10 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhiyal is in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district. Bhattiyat is about 10 km away. Chamba is about 10 km away. Nurpur Road is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aled (under 2 km), Beral (under 2 km) and Dalori (under 2 km).

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

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