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About Bhauras Village

Bhauras is a small village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 460, made up of 232 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 313 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhauras Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhauras village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chaurah
Pincode 176316
Area (hectares) 313 hectares
Population 460
Male Population 232
Female Population 228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhauras compares

By the 2011 count Bhauras is the 75th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 313 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Bhauras

Bhauras is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhauras as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bhauras from other places

Bhauras lies about 28 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, 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 Bhauras
Tehsil headquarters Chaurah 28 km
District headquarters Chamba 28 km
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 40 km

Villages closest to Bhauras

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 Bhauras

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhauras village had a population of 460. That makes it the 75th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Bhauras village has 232 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhauras has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Bhauras is 176316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhauras covers 313 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhauras is Chamunda Marg, 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhauras.

Bhauras is about 28 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhauras is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 28 km away. Chamba is about 28 km away. Chamunda Marg 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 R F Chatri (1.9 km), Chachoga (2.2 km) and Chachul (2.2 km).

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

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