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About Hunera Village

Hunera is a small village in Bhattiyat tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 236, made up of 112 males and 124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,107 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hunera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hunera village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Bhattiyat
Pincode 176302
Area (hectares) 57.77 hectares
Population 236
Male Population 112
Female Population 124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,107
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hunera compares

By the 2011 count Hunera is the 68th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 57.77 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Hunera

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

Hunera lies about 5.6 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 39 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 Hunera
Tehsil headquarters Bhattiyat 5.6 km
District headquarters Chamba 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Talara 39 km

Villages closest to Hunera

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 Hunera

As per the Census of India 2011, Hunera village had a population of 236. That makes it the 68th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Hunera village has 112 males and 124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hunera has about 1107 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

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

Hunera covers 57.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Hunera is Talara, about 39 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 Hunera.

Hunera is about 5.6 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hunera is in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district. Bhattiyat is about 5.6 km away. Chamba is about 5.6 km away. Talara is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kutehr (4.0 km), Bankot (5.3 km) and Bela Jangal (6.3 km).

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

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