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About Bholag Village

Bholag is a small village in Bhattiyat tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 184, made up of 93 males and 91 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bholag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bholag village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Bhattiyat
Pincode 176302
Area (hectares) 59.3 hectares
Population 184
Male Population 93
Female Population 91
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
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 Bholag compares

By the 2011 count Bholag is the 85th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 59.3 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Bholag

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

Bholag lies about 30 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 23 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 Bholag
Nearest town Dharamsala 14 km
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhattiyat 30 km
District headquarters Chamba 30 km

Villages closest to Bholag

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 Bholag

As per the Census of India 2011, Bholag village had a population of 184. That makes it the 85th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Bholag village has 93 males and 91 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bholag has about 978 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 1027.

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

Bholag covers 59.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bholag is Kangra Mandir, about 23 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 Bholag.

Bholag is about 30 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bholag is in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district. Dharamsala is about 14 km away. Kangra Mandir is about 23 km away. Bhattiyat is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharwan (under 2 km), Kahri (under 2 km) and Kasba Raipur (9.2 km).

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

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