About Biala Village

Biala is a mid sized village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 513, made up of 260 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Biala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Biala village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Chaurah
Pincode	176316
Area (hectares)	128 hectares
Population	513
Male Population	260
Female Population	253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Biala compares

By the 2011 count Biala is the 62nd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 128 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Biala

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

Biala lies about 26 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 64 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 Biala
Tehsil headquarters	Chaurah	26 km
District headquarters	Chamba	26 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	64 km

Villages closest to Biala

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.

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Common questions about Biala

As per the Census of India 2011, Biala village had a population of 513. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Biala village has 260 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Biala has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 968.

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

Biala covers 128 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Biala is Nurpur Road, about 64 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 5 - 10 km distance for Biala.

Biala is about 26 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Biala is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 26 km away. Chamba is about 26 km away. Nurpur Road is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.