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About Bharmour Village

Bharmour is a mid sized village in Brahmaur tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,374, made up of 717 males and 657 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharmour Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharmour village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Brahmaur
Pincode 176315
Area (hectares) 55.78 hectares
Population 1,374
Male Population 717
Female Population 657
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bharmour compares

By the 2011 count Bharmour is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 500 residents. Its 55.78 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Bharmour

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

Bharmour lies about 41 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, 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 Bharmour
Tehsil headquarters Brahmaur under 2 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 32 km
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 39 km
District headquarters Chamba 41 km

Villages closest to Bharmour

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharmour village had a population of 1,374. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 500 residents.

Bharmour village has 717 males and 657 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharmour has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Bharmour is 176315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharmour covers 55.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bharmour falls under Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bharmour is Chamunda Marg, 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 Bharmour.

Bharmour is about 41 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharmour is in Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district. Brahmaur is about under 2 km away. Dharamsala is about 32 km away. Chamunda Marg 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 Kasba Bharmour (under 2 km), Gosan (under 2 km) and Malkauta (under 2 km).

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

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