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About Bharandui Village

Bharandui is a mid sized village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 710, made up of 391 males and 319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 816 females per 1000 males. The village covers 337 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharandui Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharandui village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chaurah
Pincode 176321
Area (hectares) 337 hectares
Population 710
Male Population 391
Female Population 319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 816
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bharandui compares

By the 2011 count Bharandui is the 28th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 337 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Bharandui

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

Bharandui lies about 8.2 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 48 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 Bharandui
Tehsil headquarters Chaurah 8.2 km
District headquarters Chamba 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 48 km

Villages closest to Bharandui

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharandui village had a population of 710. That makes it the 28th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Bharandui village has 391 males and 319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharandui has about 816 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Bharandui is 176321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharandui covers 337 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bharandui falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bharandui is Nurpur Road, about 48 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 Bharandui.

Bharandui is about 8.2 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharandui is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 8.2 km away. Chamba is about 8.2 km away. Nurpur Road is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parandri (under 2 km), Sapranjla (under 2 km) and Trakar Kurandi (under 2 km).

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

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